Legacy Project
Liberia SHOPS II
Funder: USAID
Project Timeline: March 15, 2015 - November 30, 2017
Country: Liberia
Program Areas: Agriculture, Resilience and Water , Market Systems and Forestry and Natural Resource Management
The palm oil industry has provided economic opportunity to small farmers in the West African nation of Liberia. To build on the progress and benefit even more smallholders, this program works to open up new markets and expand the products that can be made from oil palms. The project also emphasizes the importance of sustainable practices that reduce deforestation and other harmful environmental impacts.