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World Service,12 Oct 2019,26 mins

Can Liberian rubber bounce back?

Global Business

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A victim of the 鈥渞esource curse鈥, Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world, in spite of being rich in natural resources. Rubber is one of the country鈥檚 biggest exports but few Liberians have benefitted from this multimillion dollar business. In this Global Business, Josephine Casserly meets a retired Californian policeman, James Cooper, who has returned to his grandfather鈥檚 farm, determined to revolutionise Liberia鈥檚 rubber industry. But in a country with a struggling economy and endemic corruption, can he succeed? Produced by Lucy Ash

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