Production Of Rubber Essay

Plants especially rubber is the wealth of Malaya. The British have devised and used numerous techniques to obtain the wealth of Malaya. The late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century saw British economic production depending solely on tin production. This was a risky economic strategy. Industrialized plunder depleted the natural resources. The demand of rubber was a great opportunity for the British to exploit the world economy. Methods have to be found to produce large amount of good quality rubber more cheaply with a sense of conscience. A great interest in scientific research could improve the production of rubber. This chapter shall focus on the institutional side that included the Department of Agriculture, and Rubber Research Institute of Malaya in transferring plants and experts, and the development of multidisciplinary experiment stations in Malaya.
3.2: Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture was established in 1905 under the Government Policy of Agriculture, on the recommendation of Dr. J. C. Willis, the Director of Botanic Gardens, Ceylon. The recommendation for the experimentation centre had been proposed as early as 1899 by the United Planters Association of the F.M.S. which Government should render greater assistance to agriculture by creating a department to organize experiments on various products to aid all cultivators European and Native and to give reliable information to those who might be induced to become cultivators.1
The role

 The care of the health of all cultivated plants and constant watch for the earliest signs of any disease, that steps may be at once taken to eradicate it  The carrying on the experiment in agriculture and horticulture  The introduction and trial of new economic plants suitable for profitable cultivation and the distributions of seeds and plants to those wishing to begin the cultivation  The giving of advice and information on agricultural, botanical and horticultural