This paper provides the baseline data on Rubber Plantations in Tripura. The paper was conceived as the major content of the First Technical Bulletin of Tripura Rubber Mission. The history of growth of rubber plantations in the state has been traced. Moreover, the extent of plantations at the...

The present paper traces the genesis of Natural Rubber Plantation based rehabilitation of the landless shifting cultivators of Tripura. The paper makes a brief review of erstwhile efforts at resettlement and describes the economics of rubber plantation as available to the beneficiaries and...

Recent path-breaking research on the genome of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is presented in the context of challenges in the contemporary rubber industry: it is claimed that field production is "well below" theoretical yields and rubber breeding is "stagnating". I offer here some...

This paper provides a conceptual framework for the national rubber policy in India based on the inherited characteristics of the rubber sector and issues surfaced during the past two decades of trade policy reforms. Historically, the inherited interdependence observed between a vibrant NR...

I: Palm oil production creates negative externalities, e.g., through intensive fertiliser application. Policies to limit externalities need an effective, sustainable and efficient measure We use a business simulation game in a framed field experiment in Indonesia to test ex ante different...

This article compares the use of risk-increasing and risk-reducing production inputs with the experimentally measured risk attitudes of farmers. For this purpose, the Just-Pope production function indicates production inputs’ influence on output risk and a Holt-Laury lottery is used to measure...

The rapid expansion of the oil palm area in many tropical countries has raised concerns about its negative impact on local communities, food security, and on the environment. While the expansion of oil palm in early stages was mainly driven by large private and public companies, it is expected...