Smallholder Rubber Production and Policies
Smallholder Rubber Production and Policies

Author: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

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Published: 1985

Total Pages: 160

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The Rubber Workshop was held primarily to help identify priority problems facing the natural rubber industries of Southeast Asia. The focus was on the processes of structural change which had been occurring in the recent past, especially in the two major producing countries, Malaysia and Indonesia. The roles of research, technology, economic trends and policies were examined, with particular emphasis on their implications for the development of the smallholder rubber sectors. Smallholders now produce the bulk of the world's natural rubber whereas the plantation sectors had this distinction less than 25 years ago.

RISDA's Strategy for the Development of the Rubber Smallholder Sector
RISDA's Strategy for the Development of the Rubber Smallholder Sector

Author: Yahil Mohamed

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Published: 1983

Total Pages: 47

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In essence, conscious of the need for a total development coverage, programmes are created by RISDA so as to be consonant with specific time periods related to the rubber replanting cycle. Specific programmes are created which are respectively consistent with smallholder needs during the time period before replanting is carried out, after replanting is carried out and after the rubber trees have attained maturity status. This paper outlines the various projects and programmes in fair detail and also talks of PROJECT TRIDELTA, a system devised by RISDA as an 'in-house extension management systems' to define smallholder needs and increase extension effectiveness in the transfer of technology to the rubber smallholder sector. [Authors' abstract].

Integrated Farming in Rubber Smalholdings - a Strategy for Rural Development in Malaysia
Integrated Farming in Rubber Smalholdings - a Strategy for Rural Development in Malaysia

Author: Badrul Shah Kobat

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Published: 1991

Total Pages: 6

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Limited resource rubber smallholders who depend on a single export crop face problems of declining income. This result in conversion to other remunerative crops. To sustain income in this improtant rural sector, integrated farming system comprising crops, livestock, apiculture and forestry should be adopted by smallholders on a wide scale. This paper outlines some of the viable options open to them particularly those smallholders involved in the future rubber replanting scheme. [Authors' abstract].

Mini-estate as a Strategy for the Development of Rubber Smallholder Sector
Mini-estate as a Strategy for the Development of Rubber Smallholder Sector

Author: Mohd. Nor Abdullah

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Published: 1982

Total Pages: 12

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The experience gained so far demonstrates that the mini-estate approach can motivate greater participation of the smallholders leading to higher returns. Equally significant is that the group planting schemes give social cohesion to the participating smallholders and provides them with a forum to collectively discuss and determine solutions to their problems. [Author's abstract].

Increasing Productivity and Income of Rubber Smallholders in Malaysia Through Technology Transfer
Increasing Productivity and Income of Rubber Smallholders in Malaysia Through Technology Transfer

Author: T. Samsudin

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Published: 1984

Total Pages: 15

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This paper provides an overview of the Smallholding Sector of the NR industry in Malaysia emphasising its importance of this sector in the development programs of the rubber industry in the country. It also highlights ongoing programs of transferring technology to the smallholding sector with the objective of increasing productivity and income to smallholders.

Sustainable development of rubber plantations in a context of climate change
Sustainable development of rubber plantations in a context of climate change

Author: Gitz, V.

Publisher: CIFOR

Published: 2020-12-07

Total Pages: 16

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Land use is a central issue for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Plantations of all major tropical commodities are expanding quickly. This creates opportunities for development. It also raises concerns about the impacts of these plantations on the environment, landscapes and livelihoods. Natural rubber is a particularly interesting example to consider in the perspective of sustainable development of a commodity’s producing countries and value chains. This paper is a collaboration between the Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) research program of the CGIAR (FTA n.d.) and the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) (IRSG n.d.). FTA works across a range of plantations, value chains and tree crop commodities, from timber, palm oil, cacao, coffee and tea to bamboo, rattan and rubber, among others.