Category: NR Innovation

The Ministry of Agriculture Targets 1,100 Ha for Replanting Natural Rubber Plantation in 2021

The Ministry of Agriculture Targets 1,100 Ha for Replanting Natural Rubber Plantation in 2021

In 2021, the Directorate General (DG) of Plantations of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) targets replanting smallholder rubber plantations of 1,100 ha. The goal is to increase the productivity of rubber. The Directorate General of Plantations noted that 168,000 ha of smallholder rubber plantations needed rejuvenation. Currently, the area of ​​rubber plantations is around 3.6 million ha, with a production of 3.7 million tons. Meanwhile, the national rubber production in...
Asphalt Rubber Program and its Challenges for Downstreaming Industry

Asphalt Rubber Program and its Challenges for Downstreaming Industry

The fall in the price of rubber on the international market since 2015 has made domestic farmers scream because the selling price is only around Rp. 6,000 per kilogram. However, the condition has helped a little because the production can be absorbed domestically. This happened after the government decided to use rubber asphalt as a raw material for road infrastructure projects. Rubber asphalt is a mixture of asphalt with rubber-based...