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Liberia: The Cocoa Comeback, January 2012
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Photo 1 of 4Credit: ACDI/VOCACocoa pods. Cocoa has been grown in Liberia since at least the early 1900s. Although it has become the second export crop after rubber, the dividends for both smallholder producers and the national treasury have been modest. -
Photo 2 of 4Credit: ACDI/VOCAFarmers and agricultural experts show off the newest cocoa crop. The 14-year civil war had a devastating impact as production was heavily disrupted, with thousands of farmers forced off their land. -
Photo 3 of 4Credit: ACDI/VOCACocoa beans. Taking stock of Liberia's agricultural prospects after the war, the government identified the rehabilitation of tree crops as a key priority, along with the recapitalization of smallholders. -
Photo 4 of 4Credit: ACDI/VOCAFarmers display cocoa beans from their crops. There are now at least 30,000 cocoa smallholders in Liberia, but experts say a major, well-funded replanting process is still required to further the progression of Liberia's cocoa industry.
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