The story highlights how gambling is pulling young men away from Liberia’s rural farms, leaving fields untended and harvests diminished. Many farmers complain that instead of working, laborers spend their days at betting shops, chasing quick wins. This shift drains vital manpower from agriculture, undermines food production, and deepens poverty in communities that depend on farming for survival.

Joseph T. Yekeryan reports in this social media Video.To read more about this story click this link:Liberia: How Gambling Is Draining the Labor from Rural Farms. Liberia’s Empty Harvest – FrontPage Africa Online

This story was a collaboration of  New Narratives. Funding was provided by the American Jewish Service and the International Development Cooperation Agency. The funders had no say in the story’s content.