The Seed Crisis in Liberia

JR Farms, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization Country Office in Liberia, conducted research into the vegetable seed sector in Liberia. The purpose of this survey was to probe into the scarcity of vegetable seeds and the high cost of vegetable production in Liberia and unveil opportunities for investors and development partners in the Liberia seed sector that will lead to the availability of affordable vegetables to Liberians.

Availability of seeds is critical to ending hunger and ensuring food security; more critical is that vegetable seeds are scarce in Liberia, which is a threat to SDG 2&3 (zero hunger and ensuring healthy lives, and promoting well-being for all at all ages). Hence it will be impossible to attain zero hunger and good health without the availability and affordability of seeds to produce vegetables and other crops. By extension, since vegetable seeds are scarce and unaffordable, the vegetable itself would be unaffordable for low-income households to purchase and consume, hence creating nutritional deficiencies.

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