SIERRA LEONE AND AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 71,740 sq km
Land Area : 71,620 sq km
Water Area :120 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Terrain Description : Coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Arable Land Use : 7.95%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.05%
Irrigated Land: 300 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 160 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.38 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 69 cu m
Natural Hazards Description: Dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Environmental Current Issues: Rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing
Total Labor Force: 2.207 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: NA
Agricultural Products Description: Rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Land Area : 71,620 sq km
Water Area :120 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Terrain Description : Coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Arable Land Use : 7.95%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.05%
Irrigated Land: 300 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 160 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.38 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 69 cu m
Natural Hazards Description: Dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Environmental Current Issues: Rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing
Total Labor Force: 2.207 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: NA
Agricultural Products Description: Rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish