Global temperature change or โGlobal Warmingโ is the world important issue that affects climate and ecosystems around the world. It is a threat to human life. Moreover, it also affects economic and social development, especially the agricultural sector both direct and indirect. Global warming is caused by an increase in the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases that leads to climate change. It causes various natural disasters such a...
Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) is a species of rubberwood, which is native to rainforests in the Amazon region of Brazil, South America. The important rubber plantation area is in the Malay Peninsula due to the favorable weather and topography, causing the rubber to have been widely cultivated across the area since 1882. Natural rubber serves as an important raw material in rubber products such as tires, rubber gloves, bags, condoms, shoe soles, and automo...
The International Rubber Association (IRA) was inaugurated in Ottawa, Canada on 24 September 1971 through the cooperation of rubber associations in both producing and consuming countries. Currently, IRA consists of 20 members from 13 countries. The Thai Rubber Association is one of the initial members and a member of the Management Committee. With the term of 2 years, IRA is led by 8 Management Committee members, 4 of which are member associations from ...
Rubber is the significant economic crop of Thailand related with more than 6 million local people, including farmers, employees, government officials, and other related parties (estimated 1 million households). The rubber processing products export generate income for Thailand more than 200,000 million baht per year. Thailand became the world's largest producer and exporter of natural rubber and rubber-based products in the world since 1991. In 2020, Th...
The new wave of the COVID-19 outbreak caused Thailand's economic slowdown as well as high uncertainty. The Thai economy was projected to expand by 3.0 percent because Thailand confronts baht appreciation, comparing with competitive countries. As a result, Thailand is unable to compete on export prices, especially agricultural products and products using domestic raw material. Besides, the export sector and the logistic industry are affected by an unfore...
