District 9’s economy depends heavily on subsistence farming. Families often grow just enough rice, cassava, or plantain to survive, with little or no surplus to sell.

Outdated techniques, limited access to quality inputs, and the absence of storage or processing facilities mean that productivity remains low and poverty cycles continue.

Cocoa — one of Liberia’s most promising cash crops — is usually sold raw at very low prices because farmers lack the infrastructure to process it locally. Without new approaches, agriculture will remain a survival activity rather than a pathway to prosperity.