AGRICULTURALSECTOR RISK ASSESSMENT_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Public Disclosure Authorized © 2024International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World BankSome rights reserved This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, andconclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the viewsofThe World Bank, its Board of ExecutiveDirectors, or the governments they represent. The World Bankdoesguarantee the accuracy, completeness, orcurrency of the data included in this work and do not assume responsibility for any errors, omissions, ordiscrepancies in the information, or liability with respect to theuse of or failure to use the information, methods,processes, or conclusions set forth. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on anymap in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legalstatus of anyterritory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed orconsidered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank,all of whicharespecifically reserved. Rights and Permissions This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence(CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode). Under the CreativeCommons Attribution license, you are freeto copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt this work, for non-commercialpurposes, under the following conditions: Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: World Bank. 2024.Sierra Leone: Agricultural SectorRisk Assessment.Washington, D.C.: The World Bank. Translations—If you create a translation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with theattribution:This translation was not created by The World Bank and should not be considered an official WorldBanktranslation. The World Bank is not liable for any content or error in this translation. Adaptations—If you create an adaptation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with theattribution:This is an adaptation of anoriginal work by The World Bank. Views and opinions expressed in theadaptationare the sole responsibility of the author or authors of the adaptation and are not endorsed by the WorldBank. Third-party content—The World Bank doesnot necessarily own each component of the content contained withinthe work. The World Bank therefore doesnot warrant that the use of any third-party-owned individual componentor part contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of those third parties. The risk of claims resulting fromsuch infringement rests solely with you. If you wish to re-use acomponent of the work, it is your responsibility todetermine whether permission is needed for that re-use and to obtain permission from the copyright owner.Examples of components can include, but are not limited to, tables, figures, or images. Any queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publications,The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Cover photos left to right:1.Inter-cropping farm in a village of Bo district, Sierra Leone—©FAO/Olga Buto 2.Rice fields near Newton, Waterloo, Sierra Leone—Photo credit:R.Raman, AfricaRice3.Farmer checking the rice seeds stored at Tauropanneh Agri-business Centre—©FAO/Sebastian Liste CONTENTS Acronyms And Abbreviations........................................................................................................7Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................8Executive Summary........................................................................................................................9Chapter One:Introduction...........................................................................................................16Methodology.............................................................................................................................18Chapter Two:Agriculture Systems In Sierra Leone.....................................................................20Country Context........................................................................................................................20Role Of Agriculture In The Economy.........................................................................................21Agro-Climatic Conditions..........................................................................................................24Crop Production Systems..........................................................................................................26Production Trends...................................................................................................