Rubber plantation

• Campco Advocates Implementation of Minimum Support Price for Rubber Farmers in Karnataka

  Campco pointed out that the substantial decrease in rubber prices had an impact on approximately 60,000 growers in Karnataka.…

• Rubber Board's Platinum Jubilee Celebrated 75 Years of Promoting & Regulating Rubber Cultivation in India

  The Rubber Board marked the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Rubber Act for completing 75 years. The Rubber Fraternity in India comprises 538 large estates, 4447 consumers, 108 processors, 12 lakh small growers, 8309 growers, and 25 lakhs+ employees.…

• Revolutionizing Rubber Farming: State Launches Experimental Cultivation Program

  To investigate the prospects of rubber farming in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, the Agricultural Research Centre is preparing for experimental rubber planting on a one-hectare scale in Bastar.…

• Rubber Board Launches CRISP Mobile App to Educate Growers

  Rubber Board has released the CRISP mobile app to educate growers about rubber cultivation and provide online solutions.…

• “Rubber Farmers Should Turn to Product Manufacturing Entrepreneurship”: Rubber Board Chairman

  Rubber FPOs are being urged to look for opportunities to develop new rubber-based products and to launch entrepreneurship initiatives in the non-tyre sector.…

• Rubber Plantation: Scope, Requirements, Subsidies, Economics of Rubber Farming & More

  Hevea Brasiliensis, also known as the rubber tree, has its origin in the spurge family of South American tropical trees and have been a source of natural rubber for the world since ages.…

• Rubber Research Institute of India to Conduct GM Rubber Field Trials in Guwahati

  The demand for natural rubber is rising, but there is a limited amount of land in the traditional areas that could be used to expand rubber farming. Rubber cultivation must be done in non-traditional regions as well in order to increase production.…

• Kerala's Rubber Market is at a standstill as Tyre Companies Stop Purchasing

  Rubber companies believe that if procurement is halted, domestic prices will fall. According to reports, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has requested a response from the tyre industry regarding the apparent procurement ban.…

• Rubber Board Signs MoU with DY Patil Agriculture and Technical University

  India is the world's second-largest consumer of natural rubber, consuming approximately 1.2 million tonnes annually, and this figure is expected to rise in the coming years. Imports account for approximately 40% of total consumption.…

• Rubber Board Inks MoU with Navsari Agri University to Grow Natural Rubber in South Gujarat

  Rubber Board is working hard to expand the area under natural rubber in the country in order to increase production. Natural rubber (NR) is a critical industrial raw material with significant strategic significance, and it is used in the production of approximately 40,000 products that…

• ‘mRube’ Trading Portal to Offer Rubber Quality Certification at Rs 1/Tonne

  Rubber Board has created a quality certification system in mRube that all users can use at a low cost. This feature was added to mRube to address the quality concerns of buyers who are far from the production points and do not have their own…

• National Rubber Mission will Fulfil Domestic Demand, says Rubber Board

  North-East Mission of Tyre Industry for Rubber Augmentation (NEMITRA) is a five-year project that aims to develop 2 lakh hectares of rubber plantation in the North-East and West Bengal. The project's planting has already begun in June 2021.…

• Rubber Board Approves Private Latex Testing Labs

  The Board has approved the laboratories after detailed verification of the technical facilities. The Engineering and Processing Division of the Board will regularly monitor the performance of these laboratories.…

• Targeted Project to Improve the Skills of OBC Rubber Tappers in Tripura

  The lack of properly trained tappers, the absence of rain-guarding of rubber plants, a lack of focus on quality, and poor industry linkages, according to Ashrita Tripathi, Head-Training and Quality Assurance at the Corporation, have stifled the growth of Tripura's natural rubber sector.…

• Logo for mRube : An e-Trade Platform of Rubber Board Launched

  Farmers in any remote corner of the country could sell their produce through the platform, according to Sawar Dhanania, Chairman of the Rubber Board. The digital platform, according to KN Raghavan, Executive Director, is an improvement on the current system, in which a farmer receives…

• Rubber Board’s Electronic Trading Platform-‘mRube’ Set to Go Live in May

  Banks have agreed to provide interest-free advances against credit in an escrow account from buyers for the first time in the history of commodity trade, whether online or offline. He added that the Board has made arrangements with the two partnering banks to provide rubber…

• Rubber Board Launches High Quality Sanger DNA Sequencing Service

  It is one of the best methods for determining the nucleotide sequence of DNA and has been the DNA sequencing powerhouse since its invention in the 1970s. Because of its high accuracy of 99.99 percent, it is regarded as the gold standard in sequencing.…

• Kerala Proposes Modifications in Draft of Rubber & Spices Bills

  The Rubber bill's emphasis on treating the sector as an industry rather than an agriculture-related sector will harm small and marginal growers, according to the Minister.…

• Rubber Board Advocates for Keeping Import Duty at 25% for Next Year Too

  According to industry sources, natural rubber consumption has raised by 4 lakh tonnes to 10.96 lakh tonnes. However, production is hovering around 7.16 lakh tonnes, necessitating the need for imports to meet industrial demands. Imports totaled 4,10,498 tonnes last year.…

• Rubber Merchants are looking for MSP for Natural Rubber

  The MSP scheme currently covers 22 commodities, while other price support schemes cover Toria, sugarcane, and de-husked coconut. Therefore, 25 commodities are included in the MSP scheme and the prime responsibility of supporting the natural rubber sector rests with the government, he added.…

• Rubber Board Aims to Quadruple Rubber Goods Exports in Next 25 Years

  According to K.N.Raghavan, the Board's Executive Director, the Rubber Board's goal for the next 25 years is to four-fold India's export of rubber goods from the current earnings of 25,000 crores.…

• Rubber Board Plans to Open an Advanced Analysis Lab for Rubber Products

  On January 11, the Rubber Board plans to open an advanced analysis laboratory for rubber products at the Rubber Research Institute to comply with EU Regulations.…

• Rubber Board to Work with Michelin Arm on Various Research Projects

  Rubber Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on research matters with SMPT (Societe des Matieres Premieres Tropicales Pte Ltd), Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the multinational tyre company Michelin.…

• Indigenously Developed Clone to be Promoted in The Northeast: Rubber Board of India

  The Rubber Board of India has started to promote high yielding Indian clones (RRII 429) of rubber to boost rubber productivity in the northeast region.…

• Rubber Board will increase Sheet Production along with a Compensation Scheme for Farmers

  The Rubber Board has taken steps to increase sheet rubber production and alleviate the commodity's scarcity in the domestic market. The Rubber Board is implementing a scheme to compensate farmers for the difference in prices between field latex and sheet rubber of RSS-4 Grades, up…

• Heavy Rains Damage Rubber Trees in Kerala, India May Bring in Imports

  The onset of the late monsoon has put many states including Kerala in a huge agricultural crisis. The state once known for its rainfall is now in news for constant floods. India as an agricultural superpower hence has suffered the most. Kerala a southern state…

• Rubber Markets Finish on Subdued Note – Will the Downtrend Continue

  Rubber markets of India saw a cooling off in the price levels during the later part of last week. Spot as well as futures markets were seen trading with a subdued note right from the beginning of this month.…

• Rubber Markets Maintain Upward Trend – Demand Outlook Appears Promising

  It has been over a month since the domestic rubber markets have trended upwards. The August contract of MCX rubber has appreciated by nearly 700 rupees as compared with the prices, one month back. Because of the ongoing pandemic threats, import deals are getting negatively…

• Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) Achieves Remarkable Feat: Decodes Entire Genome of Rubber Clone

  RRII decodes entire genome of Indian hybrid rubber clone.…

• Rubber Board Plants the First Genetically-Modified (GM) Rubber in India

  Rubber Board plants India’s first GM rubber in Guwahati.…

• Global Business Outlook Remains Healthy for Rubber

  Rubber markets in domestic and global trade centres have been trading with an upward bias in last few weeks. There is limited inventory in the Indian markets which keeps the prices firm. Positive global cues also support the domestic markets presently. Rubber consumption had fallen…

• Why Rubber Board Conducts Beekeeping Training: Know the Sweet Truth

  Rubber Board conducts beekeeping training at Rubber Training Institute…

• Rubber Board Opens Incubation Center to Help Manufacturers Create Innovative Products

  Rubber Board has opened Incubation Center to help entrepreneurs manufacture innovative products.…

• Weekly Outlook for India’s Rubber Market

  Strength in foreign markets kept the tone positive in domestic futures markets on Friday. The upside may be capped this week as supplies in major centres of South are quite adequate to offset the consumption. For the current week the February contract of MCX Rubber…

• Rubber support price hike will benefit small & marginal farmers in Kerala

  By hiking the support price to ₹170 per kg from ₹ 150 in the State Budget for 2021-22, Kerala's decision to promote rubber growers would offer some respite to small and marginal farmers, who are reeling under high production costs, stakeholders said.…

• Rubber Board to conduct two-day training on Latex Harvesting Technology

  The Rubber Board is organizing a two-day training course at the Rubber Training Institute, Kottayam, on latex harvesting technology on 12-13 January.…

• Rubber Market Recap – moderate upside expected this week

  Following reports of Moderna’s vaccine getting nod for roll out from the US Food and Drug Administration, Singapore rubber futures traded with upward trend yesterday. Analysts viewed that the roll out of vaccines is likely to aid in recovery of the global economy.…

• Rubber Futures at MCX Trading with Downward Trend – Will the Trend Continue?

  Rubber futures at Multi Commodities Exchange (MCX) have been trading lower ever since its launch i.e. from December 29 2020. Rubber futures traded with a bearish tone yesterday and lost nearly 9 percent from first closing of its launch in the MCX. The market size…

• MCX to Begin Trading in Rubber Futures Soon

  MCX shall begin trading in Rubber futures soon. The contract details are available in the exchange website under the Circular section. MCX is the national level exchange dealing in Commodity Trading. India is the fourth largest natural rubber producing country of the world, next to…

• The Story of the Tree That Made Kerala Dream Big – Then and Now

  The article is the third and final in the series that intends to study the rubber plantations in the state of Kerala.…