The latest Global Hunger Index ranks Liberia in the “serious” category, showing stalled progress despite decades of interventions. Experts point to the country’s heavy reliance on imported rice, low yields, and climate challenges as key drivers of food insecurity. In response, the government and partners are launching initiatives to boost local rice farming, drawing lessons from Nigeria’s successful rice intensification programs. With improved seeds, mechanized farming, and expanded cultivation, the goal is to reduce imports, stabilize prices, and ease the burden on households—offering hope that Liberia can finally shift the arrow downward on hunger.

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: As Latest Hunger Index Shows Liberia Remains One of the Countries Most at Risk for Hunger; A New Push to Grow More Rice Could Change That – FrontPageAfrica

This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the Investigating Liberia Project. Funding was provided by the American Jewish World Service and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The funders had no say in the story’s content.