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Climate vulnerability and adaptation of the smallholder cocoa and coffee value chains in Liberia

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Title Climate vulnerability and adaptation of the smallholder cocoa and coffee value chains in Liberia
 
Creator Schroth, Götz
Läderach, Peter
Martínez Valle, Armando Isaac
Bunn, Christian
 
Subject climate change
food security
agriculture
coffea arabica
coffea canephora
theobroma cacao
tree crops
 
Description Liberia is one of the world’s poorest countries. Efforts to rebuild its economy after several years
of internal conflict were partially set back by the 2014–5 Ebola crisis. The country’s lowland
humid climate and land-use history suggest a potential to increase the production of cocoa
(Theobroma cacao) and coffee (Coffea spp.) to generate income and employment for
smallholder farmers, and these value chains are, therefore, the focus of projects funded by
donors including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World
Bank. This study analyzes the present and projected future climatic conditions of the country
and compares them with conditions in other cocoa- and coffee-producing parts of Africa. Soil
conditions, farming systems and supply chain characteristics are also briefly reviewed. On the
basis of this information, a comprehensive strategy to reduce the vulnerability of the cocoa and
coffee supply chains to climate change and ensure their future viability is proposed.
 
Date 2015-11-10
2015-11-10T11:00:44Z
2015-11-10T11:00:44Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Schroth G, Läderach P, Martínez-Valle AI, Bunn C. 2015. Climate vulnerability and adaptation of the smallholder cocoa and coffee value chains in Liberia. Working Paper No. 134. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68881
 
Language en
 
Relation CCAFS Working Paper
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format application/pdf