How Kerala’s Cooperative Rubber Sector Is Surviving the Southeast Asian Price War
In Pala taluk of Kottayam district, a 58-year-old rubber tapper named Thankachan rolls a sheet of smoked rubber between his fingers and shakes his head. The price he received last month — approximately ₹155 per kilogram — barely covers his cost of production. Five years ago, it was ₹180. Meanwhile, Thai RSS-3 grade rubber lands … Read more