Rubber selling prices are quite high in Malaysia. Workers who collect and sell the rubber could get atleast RM 50+ for each kg, I guess.
it is found near coastal areas
The world's largest rubber plantation is located in SÆ¡n La, Vietnam, spanning over 51,000 hectares. It is known as the Yok Don National Park and is a major supplier of rubber globally.
Rubber plantations in Malaysia consist of thousand of trees for tapping to extract latex. Rubber trees have a productive life of 25 years. A spiral cute if made in the tree to extract the latex. Trees can be tapped every three days.
A rubber plantation is a kind of plantation where rubber trees (Pará rubber tree or Hevea brasiliensis) are growing.
rubber plantation in kerala require 24c temperature
A rubber plantation is a kind of plantation where rubber trees (Pará rubber tree or Hevea brasiliensis) are growing.
they have a rubber plantation in Nigeria
This is because roads are needed to aid in the transportation of plantation workers and rubber trees to and from the plantation estates. These roads also help connect the plantation estates to the houses, especially when a rubber plantation is usually very large in area.
Malaysia is the leading producer of natural rubber in the world. About 46% of the total world's rubber is produced in Malaysia. The rubber plantation was started in Malaysia in 1877. First, the seedlings were brought from the Amazon Basin, and were planted here on a experimental basis. Later, when the rubber seedlings were successfully planted, attempts were made to produce it on a commercial scale. The British people, who colonised the region and introduced rubber tree, provided the capital for clearing the forest and planting rubber trees. They also provided the market for rubber. The skilled labour that was needed was managed from India, particularly from South India. Conditions favourable for Rubber Growing # A mean temperature of 27°C, never falling below 22°C. # Heavy rainfall above 200 cm., with no drought. # Deep rich soils with good drainage preferably scrumbly, well-oxidized and acidic in reaction # Adequate supply of labour is an important factor for the collection and plantation of rubber over large holdings Area of Production Rubber can grow anywhere in Malaysia, because of the suitability of climate and soil; but most of the rubber estates are concentrated in the western coastal plains of Malaysia. The plantation in coastal zone gets the advantage of nearest port for it's export. Yet very low areas are avoided in order not to suffer from stagnation of water. The greatest production is in its Jahore State of Southern Malaysia. Here Rubber cultivation occupies about 4-2 million acres or about 65% of the total cultivated area in the country. Problems of the Rubber Industry At present, the policies of the Malaysian Government are not as favourable to foreign investors as previously. The Government regulations, regarding benefits and wages to native workers, are more strict, and the taxes are higher. The rubber planters also face the problem of surplus production (it is because the huge areas are available for the rubber plantation), which results in lowered prices and profits. The abundant production of synthetic rubber in the U.S.A. and other countries has also given a great set back to marketing. The synthetic rubber, which is made from petroleum, coal, alcohol or other materials, is obtained at a very low cost of production. Another problem is the need to replace a large proportion of the trees, which are very old, with new ones of very high yield. The Government has laid a special tax on exported rubber, and the money, thus, raised is utilized for the cost of replanting trees. Because of all these hazards, the rubber planters are now converting the rubber estates to that of palm. But it does not mean that the rubber plantation system will discontinue. The synthetic rubber is excellent for certain purposes, but it is not yet as satisfactory as natural rubber for general purposes, such as tyres. As such, with an expanded role of the Government in the management of the rubber plantation, the production of rubber in Malaysia will undoubtedly continue, and, perhaps even increase in importance. Rubber Export Malaysia produces about 1-5 million tons of natural rubber annually. A major part of it is sent to Singapore or Penang, from where it is exported all over the world. The chief rubber-importing countries are: (i) Singapore (for re-export), (ii) Russia and European countries, (iii) the U.S.A., (iv) Japan and (v) India. Uses of Rubber Rubber is used for making innumerable articles ranging from footwear, sports goods, cushions, insulated material for cable, pencil erasers to tyres and tubes. However, it is its use for making tyres and tubes of automobiles which is of greatest importance. Thus, indirectly, rubber helps in promoting the system of modern transport and communication. Malaysia will continue to play its dominant role in world's rubber production and export.
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1] In Malaysia,rubber cultivation is done on a large scale but in India,it is not done on such a large scale as compared to the former. 2] Malaysia is the leading producer and exporter of natural rubber in the world. 3] Malaysia lies on the equatorial belt,and the conditions are more favourable as compared to that in India.
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