Supplying natural rubber

Description

Supplying natural rubber involves ensuring a reliable and sustainable flow of raw rubber from producers to industries dependent on this material. This strategy addresses shortages, price volatility, and quality inconsistencies by improving cultivation practices, supporting smallholder farmers, enhancing supply chain logistics, and promoting fair trade. Its core purpose is to stabilize markets, meet industrial demand, and reduce reliance on synthetic alternatives, thereby supporting economic development and environmental sustainability in rubber-producing regions.

Implementation

Manicoba and Mangabeira are two secondary rubbers obtained from trees that occur naturally in moderate quantities in eastern South America and were used to some extent in meeting the rubber demands of World War II.