Planned smallholder rubber development 1975-81

Abstract

The smallholder rubber industry, while being very small, is of growing importance in Papua New Guinea. Rubber has proved to be a good basis for the implementation of the Government's Improvement Programme and consequently will be given increased emphasis. Over
the next five years, the industry should see a period of rapid expansion and significant technological change. The recently formed
Rubber Development Section of the Department of Primary Industry, has been made responsible for supervising this programme and its
progress.