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There is no dairy industry in Liberia and all milk is imported. Many of the problems with farming are also blamed on rural-urban migration: as the young move from the countryside to Monrovia and other cities, there is a shortage of labour for farming. The Food and Agriculture Organization identified the following problems in 2002:
Rank County HDI (2022) Medium human development 1: Montserrado: 0.554 Low human development – Liberia 0.487: 2: River Gee: 0.478 3: Maryland: 0.477 4: Grand Gedeh
The economy of Liberia is extremely underdeveloped, with only $3.222 billion by gross domestic product as of 2019, largely due to the First (1989–1996) and Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003). Liberia itself is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, according to the United Nations .
Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia [1] Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Liberia [1] Ministry of Education, Liberia [2] Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (Liberia) [1] Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liberia [1] Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and Development, Liberia [2] Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia [2]
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) is the government ministry responsible for the governance, management and promotion of agriculture in Liberia.The Ministry is responsible for the oversight of agronomy, animal husbandry and other agriculture industries, the economic organization of the agriculture and food industries, and national food security.
The extent of gender inequalities varies throughout Liberia in regard to status, region, rural/urban areas, and traditional cultures. In general, women in Liberia have less access to education, health care, property, and justice when compared to men. Liberia suffered two devastating civil wars from 1989–1996 and 1999–2003. The wars left ...
Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. [1] Often, rural regions have experienced rural poverty , poverty greater than urban or suburban economic regions due to lack of access to economic activities, and ...
Liberia experienced civil war(s) during several periods causing 7,862 people to be displaced as of 2008. [10] The number of people residing in urban areas was 13,370. Of those, 6,698 were males and 6,672 were females. The total number of people in rural areas was 89,021, with 48,069 males and 40,952 females.