West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone

Agriculture is the largest sector in the Sierra Leone economy, employing more than 75 percent of labor force and contributing be-tween 35 and 47 percent of GDP. Rice, the staple food crop, is grown mainly by small-scale farmers under rainfed conditions. Transporting produce remains a challenge, as m...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Raymond G., Kandeh, Mohamed, Jalloh, Abdulai, Thomas, Timothy S.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154104
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Kandeh, Mohamed
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description Agriculture is the largest sector in the Sierra Leone economy, employing more than 75 percent of labor force and contributing be-tween 35 and 47 percent of GDP. Rice, the staple food crop, is grown mainly by small-scale farmers under rainfed conditions. Transporting produce remains a challenge, as most of the roads in remote areas are impassable during the rainy season.
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spelling CGSpace1541042025-11-06T06:38:02Z West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone Agriculture ouest Africaine et changement climatique: Analyse exhaustive - Siérra Léone Johnson, Raymond G. Kandeh, Mohamed Jalloh, Abdulai Thomas, Timothy S. crops climate change agriculture food security economic development agricultural development sustainability resource management agricultural policies Agriculture is the largest sector in the Sierra Leone economy, employing more than 75 percent of labor force and contributing be-tween 35 and 47 percent of GDP. Rice, the staple food crop, is grown mainly by small-scale farmers under rainfed conditions. Transporting produce remains a challenge, as most of the roads in remote areas are impassable during the rainy season. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:31Z 2024-10-01T13:59:31Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154104 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Johnson, Raymond G.; Kandeh, Mohamed; Jalloh, Abdulai; Thomas, Timothy S. 2012. West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154104
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sustainability
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Johnson, Raymond G.
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Jalloh, Abdulai
Thomas, Timothy S.
West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone
title West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone
title_full West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone
title_fullStr West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone
title_full_unstemmed West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone
title_short West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Sierra Leone
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climate change
agriculture
food security
economic development
agricultural development
sustainability
resource management
agricultural policies
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