MONROVIA, February 24 (LINA) -The World Bank says food insecurity will persists nationwide in Liberia as nearly three-quarters of households are worried over enough harvest to eat.
The World Bank in a release noted that despite improvement in the outlook of Ebola cases in the country, agriculture remains a concern as nearly 65 percent of agricultural households surveyed believe that their harvest would be smaller than the previous year.
However, the 65 percent fear is a decrease from the 80 percent in the previous survey in December 2014.
The survey noted labor shortages and households inability to work in groups.
The bank also cited the lack of money for households, a situation that is hampering their ability to buy enough food to feed their families.
It noted that if fear persists into the new farming season that begins in April, it could impact the amount of land under cultivation, as the clearing process is more labor intensive than the harvest.
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