The head of the interim management team of the COCOPA Rubber Company in Nimba County, Mr. Harrison S. Karnwea, said the current situation facing rubber farmers in the country has led to his inability to service his monthly payroll of US$150,000.
Mr. Karnwea suggested a need for government's quick intervention in the sector, proposing a loan of US$10 million stimulus package for struggling farmers for the resuscitation of their production. He said rubber farmers like other sectors are finding it difficult to acquire loans which have even made the situation complex.
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