Changing times put I. Coast’s rubber industry under pressure 0 SHARES Share it! The association is seeking to show that the rubber industry can meet mounting demands for sustainability, both for the environment and its producers. ‘Lured by quick gains’At the end of 2010, when world rubber prices were high, conditions were ripe for a boom. Kremien dismissed perceptions that rubber growing depletes the soil and said his industry — “unlike cocoa growing” — was not to blame for the country’s deforestation. Indeed, according to Kremien, the canopy provided by rubber trees helps to retain precious moisture from rainfall, which would otherwise evaporate in open fields.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 25, 2019 03:11 UTC