Post on 16-Jan-2016
AGRICULTURAL POLICY IN LIBERIA
A VISION FOR THE FUTUREYardley Collett, Robert Rowlett, Daniel Glass, Lauren Siegman, Jair Vazquez
BACKGROUNDThe Problem
• Western Africa• 15,935 confirmed cases• 5,689 confirmed deaths
• Liberia• 7,168 cases• 2,727 laboratory-
confirmed cases• 3,016 confirmed deaths
• Must be addressed immediately
Ebola
Population Pyramid Comparison
Crops & FisheriesCrops
Rice
Cassava
Rubber (main export)
Land Use Issues
Fisheries
Employment
Cheap source of protein
65% of animal protein needs
Government Spending• Disparities between what they brought in and what they
actually spent• Spending breakdown
Education and InfrastructureEducation
Basic agricultural practices
Look to the future
Infrastructure
Lack of major highways
Low grade constructed roadways
Limited railways
200 inches of rain
RECOMMENDATIONSThe Future
Stage 1: Rabbit Husbandry
Reproduction rate
Easy to raise
Good source of protein
Fertilizer
Stage 1: Agricultural Education
Soil Rehabilitation
Demonstration Farms
Fisheries and Rabbit Husbandry
Crop Diversification
Stage 1: Rwanda ComparisonSimilarities• 90% of Rwanda’s labor force
in agriculture• Rwandan Genocide similar
to Liberian Civil Wars• Similar Population PyramidsBest Practices• CIP• AIP• SWAp• Land Use Reforms
Stage 2: Microfinance
• Women’s Microfinance Initiative – Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania• Low-interest, no collateral, no deposit• Educational Aspects: business operations, simple
marketing and promotion techniques, basic bookkeeping, and financial planning
• Seed loans
Stage 2: Technological Education
Education in technology and repair
Specialized groups
Implementation of agricultural training in the school system
Stage 3: Future Infrastructure• Steam Trains• Elevated Tracks• Stations
• Solar Energy• 618.5 miles of railways
• 406.4 Southern leg• 212.1 Northern leg
• Security for Crops
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU!