Technology impact assessment in Sri Lankan raw rubber industry (estate sector)

Abstract

Rubber is an industry of strategic importance to Sri Lanka as it is one of the top ten producers and the exporter of rubber in the world and as rubber has become an essential part of our lives and its uses are ranging from the simple rubber eraser to the tire of airplanes. Further Sri Lanka is having a long rubber growing history being the cradle of Asian rubber industry with ideal climatic and physical conditions allow for the growth of very high quality rubber.