Republic of Liberia Country Strategic Opportunities Programme 2020-2024

This new country strategic opportunities programme (COSOP) covers the period 2020–2024 and will be anchored in the PAPD and aligned with the second-generation Liberia Agricultural Sector Investment Plan II. Likewise, the COSOP is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework developed in parallel with the COSOP.

Building on the findings from the COSOP consultations, the overall goal of the 2020–2024 COSOP is to increase income and employment opportunities for rural men and women while building resilience to climate change and food insecurity.

The strategic objectives of the COSOP are to:

• Enhance the performance and inclusiveness of value chains that offer job opportunities, wealth creation, food and nutrition security for rural people, including poor households, women and youth.
• Contribute to an enabling environment for pro-poor policy development and enhance the capacity of the public sector in Liberia to deliver services to the rural poor.

Critical cross-cutting issues such as gender, youth, persons with disabilities, climate change and nutrition will be mainstreamed through these two broad strategic objectives.