By Jamesetta D Williams
Monrovia – About US$36 million investment has been secured for the rubber sector following a high-level agricultural engagement between Liberian officials and the Mainland Group during an official visit to Cambodia.
Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah made the disclosure following strategic talks and facility tours in the Kingdom of Cambodia aimed at attracting foreign investment and strengthening Liberia’s agricultural value chain.
During the six-day working visit, Minister Nuetah and his delegation toured Cambodia’s largest rubber processing facility operated by Mainland Group, a leading agribusiness company with operations across Asia and parts of Africa.
The visit formed part of a broader diplomatic and economic mission focused on identifying investment partners capable of supporting Liberia’s agricultural transformation agenda, particularly in value addition and industrial processing.
Following a series of high-level discussions, Mainland Group reportedly committed to investing approximately US$36 million in Liberia’s rubber sector.
The investment is expected to support the establishment of rubber processing facilities and related industrial operations.
Officials say the initiative is designed to strengthen Liberia’s rubber value chain, create employment opportunities, and increase domestic processing capacity, reducing the country’s reliance on raw exports.
A key feature of the proposed investment is the introduction of an out-grower scheme aimed at integrating smallholder rubber farmers into a structured supply network linked directly to processing facilities.
According to stakeholders, this model is expected to provide farmers with more stable market access, improved pricing mechanisms, and reduced income uncertainty long-standing challenges within Liberia’s rubber industry.
Beyond rubber, Mainland Group is also reported to have expressed interest in expanding its agricultural footprint in Liberia, including potential investments in rice, cassava, cocoa, coffee, sugar production, and warehouse infrastructure.
These multi-sector engagements align with Liberia’s broader push toward agricultural industrialization and food security enhancement.
Speaking during the engagement, Agriculture Minister Nuetah emphasized that the government’s priority is ensuring that agricultural investments directly benefit Liberian farmers.
“Our priority is to build agricultural value chains that directly benefit Liberian farmers.
This investment represents opportunity, stability, and long-term economic empowerment for thousands of rubber-producing households across Liberia,” he said.
Minister Nuetah’s diplomatic mission continues to focus on strengthening bilateral agricultural cooperation and attracting additional strategic investors capable of supporting Liberia’s food production and export diversification agenda.
Government officials describe the Cambodia engagement as part of a broader effort to reposition Liberia’s agriculture sector from subsistence and raw export dependency toward industrial processing and value addition.
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