Over 4 million hectares of tree cover – an area equivalent to the size of Switzerland – may have been cleared to make space for rubber plantations since the 1990s. Out of all the rubber planted, 1 ...

In Ivory Coast, only five percent of women own agricultural land. But this is changing: for many women, owning their own farms of rubber trees has become a way to achieve financial freedom. Ivorian ...

TOKYO — With a goal of doubling natural rubber harvest volumes by 2035, Bridgestone Corp. is planning to invest $26.7 million in the coming five to six years in its natural rubber (NR) plantations in ...

A massive rubber plantation operated by rubber supply group Halcyon Agri through its subsidiary Sudcam has come under fire in recent years for what many say are unsustainable environmental practices, ...

Thailand is the world's largest producer of natural rubber, the vast majority of it from small-scale farmers - Copyright AFP Jack TAYLOR Thailand is the world's ...

Ever since the first European explorers crossed the Atlantic and saw Aztec children tossing rubber balls, an idea has persisted: Why not make something besides toys out of that stuff? Three centuries ...

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Rubber prices soar amid West Asia conflict, but growers remain cautious due to rising costs and production challenges.