Africa's rubber sector comes of age
Cultivating the rubber tree is an activity that is always associated with Asian countries. But the promising results of rubber production programmes in Africa are now challenging this idea. Today, Africa produces twice as much rubber as in 1960. Differences in rubber production exist among African p...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Assoziationsrat zwischen der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und Afrika, Karibik, Pazifik Revue bimestrielle / APROMA |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Cultivating the rubber tree is an activity that is always associated with Asian countries. But the promising results of rubber production programmes in Africa are now challenging this idea. Today, Africa produces twice as much rubber as in 1960. Differences in rubber production exist among African producer countries, such as Liberia, Nigeria, Zaire, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, and Thana. If Asian countries have contributed much to the technological improvement and development of rubber tree cultivation on a global level, it is also evident that Africa is endowed with enough assets to soon take a major place among the ranks of rubber producing countries. Africa's strong points include a high quality product; excellent yields, comparable in all ways to those in Asia; proximity to a likely growth market in Europe; and cheaper labour costs than in certain Asian countries. (Documentatieblad/ASC Leiden) |
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| Beschreibung: | Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: Wong, Jennifer: La filière hévéa africaine atteint sa majorité |
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