I was especially impressed by this clone, RRIM 3001, which was developed and tested in Malaysia over the course of 30 years. It has not been released to the industry. It grows to be a strong and sturdy tree in just a few years, and yields up to 3,000 kilograms of latex per hectare, or about double the amount farmers in Ghana would hope for from their trees. RRIM 3001 exists only here in Malaysia and in Ivory Coast, where it was smuggled illegally some years back. I lived just a few dozen miles from the Ivory Coast when I was in Ghana; I wonder when RRIM 3001 will reach Frederick’s and Mr. Aikin’s plantations.