Historically, rice production in Liberia can be traced far after the decline of the Mali Empire in 1375 and Songhay in 1591 respectively. Currently, rice is the first staple food crop in Liberia for livelihood and income generation for rice farming communities.

In 2016, a non-governmental organization called AgroTech Liberia implemented a home gardening program titled Make Use of Your Backyard for smallholder farming households who were identified during needs assessment study conducted by the organization. The home gardening program was introduced because …