 Liberia [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]Benjamin S. Karmouth, Abdulai Jalloh, Gerald Nelson and Timothy Thomas Chapter 8 in West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis, 2013, pp 203-232 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Abstract: Liberia is situated at the southwest corner of the West Coast of Africa. It lies between the longitudes of 7°30´ and 11°30´ west and latitudes 4°18´ and 8°30´ north. It covers a surface area of about 111,370 square kilometers (about 43,506 square miles). The extent of its dry land is 96,160 square kilometers or 37,570 square miles (UNDP Liberia 2006). Liberia is bordered on the west by Sierra Leone, on the north by Guinea, on the east by Côte d’Ivoire, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The country has two seasons: rainy and dry. The rainy season lasts from May to October, and the dry season runs from November to April. The farming system is characterized by shifting cultivation, which has led to the conversion of extensive areas of forest into farmland and grassland in many parts of the country. Keywords: crops; climate change; agriculture; food security; economic development; agricultural development; sustainability; resource management; agricultural policies; Liberia; Western Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:fpr:ifpric:9780896292048-08 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in IFPRI book chapters from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Contact information at EDIRC. |
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