Impact of an agricultural value chain project on smallholder farmers, households, and children in Liberia

This paper explores the impact of an agricultural value chain project in Liberia on smallholder farmers, their households and children in order to better understand the link between household economic welfare and child well-being. Although the study suggests that the intervention contributed to positive outcomes, it also illustrates how economic-focused interventions alone are insufficient to produce sustained improvements in children’s lives. Economic strengthening programs should benefit children as part of their effort to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.