Liberia: The Growth of a New Palm Oil Frontier

Oct 20, 2016 | Clair MacDougall, Guardian
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Open doors, fertile soils, high levels of rainfall and large tracts of uncultivated land made Liberia an obvious choice for palm oil companies, says Golden Veroleum Liberia’s CEO David Rothschild. The company’s long-term investment in Liberia, which it says will reach $1.6bn, was signed in 2010 towards the end of Sirleaf’s first term as president.