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Projects submitted by the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) with CFC funding
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COST & COUNTRIES INVOLVED |
DURATION |
SHORT SUMMARY |
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Enhancing incomes of smallholder rubber farmers in west and central Africa |
US$ 2,980,134
Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana |
2007-2014 |
The project aims to facilitate a transfer of the technology and processes observed in Asia, to improve the livelihoods of African smallholders. More specifically, the project emphasises the adoption of better farming and handling practices, the improvement of the supply chain and the use of inter-cropping as a way of diversifying the rubber farmer’s income.
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Management of Corynespora Rubber Leaf disease in Africa |
US$ 150,000
Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria |
Fast track project approved and implemented in 2008 |
The objective of the project was to provide the countries concerned with the techniques and expertise to control and manage the rubber leaf disease, namely by implementing lessons previously learned in Asia, through a pragmatic and systematic approach.
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African rubber quality improvement |
US$ 5,235,572
Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria |
Project was approved for funding in December 1995
Completed in 2002 |
The project aimed to improve the quality of African rubber through the implementation of more rigorous processing, storage and shipment standards. The project also involved building the capacity of producing countries’ rubber research laboratories to grade and certify quality. Finally, the project envisaged the establishment of a natural rubber quality label for the African region.
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Rubber packaging II |
US$ 385,000
Côte d’Ivoire & Malaysia |
Approved in December 1994
Completed in 2002 |
This project is a follow-up of the Shipping Containers Rubber I project and sought to address the commercialisation of the new, timber free packaging. Contacts were namely established successfully with various interest groups in consuming and producing countries of natural and synthetic rubber.
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Shipping containers rubber I |
US$ 88,604
Côte d’Ivoire & Malaysia |
Approved in December 1991
Completed in 1994 |
The Common Fund website states: “The primary objective of the project was the development of timber free packaging for rubber to reduce contamination of rubber and eliminate the problems and associated costs of disposal of the commonly used chemically treated timber crates.” |