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Liberia Annual Agricultural Survey 2024
Income, Labour and Productivity (ILP) module

Liberia, 2024 - 2025
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LBR_2024_LAAS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
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Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
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Aug 13, 2026
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Sep 08, 2026
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    LBR_2024_LAAS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
    Title

    Liberia Annual Agricultural Survey 2024
    Subtitle

    Income, Labour and Productivity (ILP) module
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    LAAS_2024
    Country
    Name Country code
    Liberia LBR
    Study type

    Agricultural Survey [ag/oth]
    Series Information

    The Liberia Annual Agricultural Survey (LAAS-2024) is the first round of regular agricultural surveys to follow the census. Unlike the census, which provides a structural snapshot, the LAAS 2024 delves into the dynamics of production, marketing, and household livelihoods. It generates data on crop areas, yields, and outputs, as well as on livestock, aquaculture, and forestry. It also captures socio-economic variables, including labor use, farm income, access to resources, and the adoption of agricultural practices.

    It was implemented under the 50x2030 Initiative, a program jointly launched by the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), through the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). The AAS adopted a modular approach, with the first round covering the CORE module and the ILP (Income, Labor and Productivity) module.
    Abstract

    The Liberia 2024 Annual Agriculture Survey (LAAS 2024) was conducted by the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). The survey provides up-to-date national and regional estimates on crop and livestock production, input use, and rural livelihoods to inform agricultural policy and planning.

    The specific objectives of the survey are to:

    • Estimate total production quantities of major crops and livestock products, including harvested area and yields.
    • Collect data on land use, farmland types, and input utilization to support yield estimation and productivity analysis.
    • Gather socio-demographic and economic characteristics of agricultural households, including farm income and labour use.

    A unique feature of the LAAS 2024 is the integration of a Women's Empowerment and Nutrition (WEN) module, designed to measure women’s dietary diversity and assess their role in agricultural decision-making. This ensures that the survey contributes not only to economic analysis but also to gende-responsive policy and programming.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Agricultural households

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the Liberia Agriculture Census 2024 household level data collection includes:
    Agricultural households and members characteristics, hired labour practices, land use, types of agricultural activities, inputs, tools and equipment used, types and number of livestock and poultry raised.
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    Agricultural Households ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Land Tenure ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Crop Production ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Crop Destination ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Labor ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Input Use ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Seed Use and Acquisition ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Livestock ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Aquaculture ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Fishing ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Forestry ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Subsidies, Loans and Transfers ELSST Thesaurus https://thesauri.cessda.eu/elsst-5/en/
    Keywords
    Agricultural Households Crop Production Area measurement Land Tenure Livestock Labor Use Women's Empowerment

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage
    Universe

    All households in Liberia having at least one member engaged in agriculture activity during the 2023/2024 farming season.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services Government of Liberia
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Ministry of Agriculture Government of Liberia Collaborator
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations United Nations Technical assistance
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation Role
    Government of Liberia GoL Funding
    World Bank WB Funding
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Role
    50x2030 Initiative Technical and financial support for the design, implementation, and analysis of the survey.

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The survey design and methodology align with the 50×2030 Initiative’s methodological framework and builds upon the experience of the 2024 Liberia Agriculture Census (LAC 2024). It employs a stratified two-stage sampling design to ensure representative estimates at both national and regional levels. The first stage involved a selection of Enumeration Areas (EAs) as Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) using Probability Proportional to Size (PPS), where size was measured by the number of agricultural households per EA from the agricultural census. In the second stage, within each selected EA, 10 agricultural households were chosen using simple random sampling without replacement.
    Weighting

    Each sampled household was assigned a design weight equal to the inverse of its overall probability of selection, incorporating both first- and second-stage probabilities. Weights were adjusted for non-response and calibrated against known population totals from the 2024 Agriculture Census to improve consistency.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The questionnaire was administered in each household in a single visit, preferably to the head of household. It covers the CORE module and the ILP (Income, Labor and Productivity) module, including several topics such as household demographics, agricultural activity (crop, livestock, fishing and aquaculture, forestry), input use and labor, land tenure, subsidies, loans and transfers.

    The questionnaires are provided as external resources in the Downloads section.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2024-08-30 2024-10-15 First Wave (Southeastern Region)
    2024-11-20 2025-01-05 Second Wave (Other regions)
    Mode of data collection
    • Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation Abbreviation
    Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo Information Services Government of Liberia LISGIS
    Ministry of Agriculture Government of Liberia MOA
    Data Collection Notes

    Data were collected using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) with tablets equipped with real-time validation rules. Field teams were trained extensively on questionnaire content, area measurement protocols, and data-quality checks. Daily monitoring dashboards allowed monitors and data quality officers to track progress and consistency across regions. To further ensure data quality, the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo Information Services (LISGIS) implemented field verification of sampled households, cross-checks of GPS coordinates, and consistency reviews between crop and livestock modules.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services Government of Liberia https://lisgis.gov.lr/ [email protected]
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes Confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by the National Statistics and Geo-Information Act of Liberia, enacted 2004 and the United Nations Fundamental Principles on Official Statistics, specifically principle six. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by LISGIS. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, household, non-household or community not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor.
    Access conditions

    The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:

    1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of LISGIS.
    2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
    3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to LISGIS.
    4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by LISGIS, or among data from LISGIS and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
    5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from LISGIS will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
    6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to LISGIS.

    The original collectors of the data, LISGIS, MOA, and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
    Citation requirements

    Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. Liberia Annual Agriculture Survey 2024 (LAAS-2024), Ref. LBR_LAAS_2024_v01. Dataset downloaded from https://lisgis.gov.lr/.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the authorized distributor of the data (i.e., LISGIS), MOA and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
    Copyright

    © LISGIS . All Rights Reserved

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Matthew Wantoe, Director for ICT Division Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services [email protected] https://lisgis.gov.lr/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_LBR_2024_LAAS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services LISGIS Government of the Republic of Liberia Documentation of the study
    Ministry of Agriculture MOA Government of the Republic of Liberia Documentation of the study
    Statistics Division ESS Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Technical Assistance on documentation / Metadata adapted for FAM
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