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EXPLAINED: Farmers tap into sustainable rubber industry | Vintage Vibes

In this photo taken on Jan 17, 2023, rubber tapper Wanida Hityim, 41, mixes formic acid with natural latex collected from a rubber tree in the early hours of the morning at her plantation in the southern province of Surat Thani. (Photo: AFP)

By the light of a head torch, Wanida Hityim deftly strips bark from a rubber tree, collecting the milky latex as she explains why she is among a small number of Thai farmers trying to work more sustainably.

As the world's largest producer of natural rubber -- supplying more than a third of global stocks in 2021 -- Thailand's policies have stimulated massive deforestation, plummeting biodiversity and soaring soil erosion.

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