PACIFIC: Copra Prices Plunge

Copra prices plunge

A study has found that many Marshallese are falling on hard times as a result 
of the downturn in the copra industry on which many have relied for 
generations. 

To listen:
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacbeat/focus/m664254.wma

Presenter/Interviewer: Caroline Tiriman 

The continuing fall in world copra prices having a significant impact on 
communities across the Pacific and today we'll be focussing mainly on what's 
happening in the Marshall Islands.

A study has found that many Marshallese are falling on hard times as a result 
of the downturn in an industry many have relied on for generations.

The research, the first of it's kind in in Marshall Islands, was carried out 
by the Asian Development Bank. 

Caroline Tiriman with more.

SPEAKER: Dr. Wendy Mee from La Trobe University,Melbourne, Australia on 
behalf of the Asian Development Bank. 
05/08/2003 


SOURCE: Pacific Beat, Radio Australia