Liberia: How Bribery, Interests Killed Liberia’s Rice Farm Project

Jun 10, 2015 | Samwar S. Fallah, Front Page Africa
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Liberians across the divide are still wondering why a US$30 million mechanized rice production project which was dubbed a rescue for a country heavily reliant on importation of its staple food rice is at a standstill despite the importation of sophisticated farming machineries which according to the Chairman of the company is worth more than US$22 million. Liberia imports nearly all agricultural products consumed locally and rice is imported from Asia in spite of a fertile land for agriculture.