Tag: Rubber

Açaí, Brazil Nuts and Other Amazon Trees Are Only Abundant Thanks to Ancient Indians

Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profound impact on the composition of the ...

Brazil Produces 100,000 Tons of Rubber a Year, 1/3 of Its Consumption

Brazilian natural rubber production should reach 116,300 tons in 2006. This is the estimate ...

Brazil, Once Top Rubber Exporter, Now Imports 2/3 of the Rubber It Uses

Brazil may once again become a natural rubber exporter. According to the Brazilian Minister ...

Amazon Rubber Farmers from Brazil Have Global Plans

A group of rubber farmers from the cities of Machadinho do Oeste and Vale ...