Kerala Rubber Growers Urged to Stay Amid Infrastructure Boom

Outgoing Rubber Board Chairman, Sawar Dhanania, urged Kerala's rubber growers to continue their cultivation despite the surge in infrastructure development. He believes that persistent production could lead to a surplus of rubber within a decade. Dhanania emphasized the expertise of the local growers and their critical role in the industry.

Outgoing Rubber Board Chairman, Sawar Dhanania, urged Kerala's rubber growers to maintain their cultivation operations, despite increasing infrastructure developments in the state. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Dhanania emphasized that the persistence of these cultivators could result in the nation producing a surplus of rubber within a decade.

Highlighting the long history of rubber plantations in Kerala, which span three generations over 75 years, Dhanania remarked on the growers' expertise and their pioneering role in the industry: ''Their continued involvement is crucial. If they persist with rubber cultivation, I am confident that within a decade, the country will produce more rubber than it demands,'' he asserted.

As he concluded his five-year term, Dhanania also called on the farmers to place their trust and confidence in the Rubber Board and the union government, underscoring their collective importance to the future of the rubber industry.