Let’s look at some basic information: Sierra Leone has a total of 5.4 million hectares (ha) of arable land. Arable land account for ~ 74% of country’s total land area. The vast majority (~ 80 %) of this land is on the upland ecology. The remaining 20 percent is in diverse lowland systems/ecological comprising of the Inland Valley Swamps (IVS), Mangrove Swamps, Bolilands, and Riverain grasslands. Rice, Cassava and other commodities are cultivated in practically all agro ecological zones in the country both as mixed and sole crop by farmers. The differences in ecological zones necessitate different strategies with regard to
Let’s look at some basic information: Sierra Leone has a total of 5.4 million hectares (ha) of arable land. Arable land account for ~ 74% of country’s total land area. The vast majority (~ 80 %) of this land is on the upland ecology. The remaining 20 percent is in diverse lowland systems/ecological comprising of the Inland Valley Swamps (IVS), Mangrove Swamps, Bolilands, and Riverain grasslands. Rice, Cassava and other commodities are cultivated in practically all agro ecological zones in the country both as mixed and sole crop by farmers. The differences in ecological zones necessitate different strategies with regard to
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