Sierra Leone is still a dominantly agrarian economy with 57.9 per cent of households engaged in agricultural production. The majority of those households (42.2 per cent) are headed by men, with just 15.7 per cent headed by women. This is has changed since the 2004 Census which reported 52.2 and 47.8 per cent of female and male headed household involvement in the agricultural sector respectively
Agricultural Production - 58% of households in sierra Leone are engaged in agricultural production
58% of households in sierra Leone are engaged in agricultural production
Cassava - 29%of the total food production is Cassava
29%of the total food production is Cassava
Animal Husbandry - 74% of agricultural households are involved in animal husbandry
74% of agricultural households are involved in animal husbandry