China to boost NR activities

ERJ staff report (DS)

Guangzhou, China - China's Ministry of Agriculture is planning an expansion of its natural rubber activities. In a detailed five-point plan, the Ministry aims to significantly increase output from the country.

The five points include

• Setting up a nursery and improving the supply of seedlings and clones
• Promote eco-tactics to improve yields
• Improve tapping efficiency through training and mechanisation
• Improve yields through improved use of fertilisers
• Reducing the tapping frequency

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