FAO’s role in supporting the Government of Liberia is embedded in the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2020-2024 in Liberia. In the UNSDCF, FAO leads the implementation of Outcome 2: Sustainable Economic Development, which aims to achieve by 2024 the country’s sustained, diversified and inclusive economic growth driven by investments in agriculture, food security and job creation and is resilient to climate change and natural disasters.

The UNSDCF Outcome 2 contributes to the achievement of the development outcomes of Pillar 2 “Economy and Jobs” of the government’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), 2018- 2023. The goal of the Pillar 2 provides “a stable macroeconomic environment enabling private sector-led economic growth, greater competitiveness, and diversification of the economy.”

FAO’s support to Liberia is in line with and contributing to numbers of other government policies and initiatives, including Food and Agricultural Policy and Strategy (FAPS). Liberian Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (LASIP II) and Liberia’s Revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) among others.

The Country Programming Framework sets up our four priority areas for the period 2020-2023 that will guide FAO’s partnership with and support to the Government of Liberia to achieve its development agenda.

This CPF supports the global goals underpinned by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda through the critical interventions at the country level, guided by FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 by bringing the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems, leaving no one behind.

Among various development partners engaging in agrifood systems in Liberia, FAO maintains its comparative advantage in policy support and provision of technical assistance in areas of agriculture (crop and livestock production), one health support (focused on animal health), fisheries (marine, in-land  and aquaculture), forestry, biodiversity conservation, sustainable natural resource management, environmental protection, and climate actions on mitigations, adaptation and resilience-building. FAO has provided humanitarian assistance to strengthen sustained local agricultural production in refugee- and displaced person-affected communities.