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Thailand aims to reduce rubber plantations, ramp up value of exports
Thailand’s cabinet has approved a 20-year plan to slash rubber plantations by 21% nationwide and increase the value of rubber exports by more than threefold, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday.Thailand is the world’s top producer and exporter of natural rubber, accounting for up to ...
Rubber industry’s survival depends on certification, says academic
A Kasetsart University academic has suggested several ways the Thai rubber industry could counter its current difficulties, including the use of studies by Thailand Science Research and Innovation.“The government has to make this an urgent matter on the national agenda to improve the whole system ...
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