This paper aims to identify the potential of rubber as a natural material for economic commodities for Central Kalimantan in particular. Rubber was introduced since the Dutch colonial period, planted in the Bogor Botanical Gardens as a collection and became a plantation crop in 1864. | Potential development of sheet rubber as an economic commodity in central Kalimantan International Journal of Management IJM Volume 11 Issue 4 April 2020 pp. 62-67 Article ID IJM_11_04_008 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 11 amp IType 4 Journal Impact Factor 2020 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SHEET RUBBER AS AN ECONOMIC COMMODITY IN CENTRAL KALIMANTAN Masliani Department of Agribusiness Faculty of Agriculture Palangka Raya University Palangka Raya Indonesia. Yetrie Ludang Department of Forestry Faculty of Agriculture Palangka Raya University Palangka Raya Indonesia. ABSTRACT This paper aims to identify the potential of rubber as a natural material for economic commodities for Central Kalimantan in particular. Rubber was introduced since the Dutch colonial period planted in the Bogor Botanical Gardens as a collection and became a plantation crop in 1864. The first types of rubber planted were Ficus elastica and Havea brazilliensis rubbers which were spread on the islands of Java and Sumatra. Indonesia is one of the rubber producing countries in Southeast Asia where in 1956 it was able to reach the peak of the glory of rubber plantations as a mainstay of economic support. The required studies include the history of rubber plantations in Indonesia natural rubber species cultivation techniques their use as industrial raw materials and the results of previous studies. Keywords rubber cultivation industrial raw materials economic potential Cite this Article Masliani and Yetrie Ludang Potential Development of Sheet Rubber as an Economic Commodity in Central Kalimantan International Journal of Management 11 4 2020 pp. 62-67. http IJM JType IJM amp VType 11 amp IType 4 1. INTRODUCTION Agriculture includes the sub-sector of plantation forestry horticulture animal husbandry and fisheries .
