The Rubber Board has initiated action to implement certifying NR under Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber (iSNR) and for EUDR compliance. Such action has been necessitated because natural rubber and its derivatives are EU-listed commodities for deforestation-free regulations.
M. Vasanthagesan, Executive Director, Rubber Board, inaugurated the EUDR sensitisation programme for representatives from rubber plantation companies in Kottayam, which will be followed by Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode.
To facilitate the export of rubber and rubber products to the EU, the Board has entrusted Trayambu Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd with supply chain mapping and developing traceability systems as mandated in EUDR regulations. The Board is rolling out 100 per cent polygon mapping of all the rubber plantations.
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In a major bid to elevate the global stature of Indian natural rubber while ramping up domestic production, the Board has initiated action to implement certification of Natural Rubber/Rubber products under Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber (iSNR) for EUDR compliance and issue of a due diligence certificate. As part of compliance with these EUDR regulations, supply chain mapping, development of traceability systems, and geo-mapping of the plantations are prerequisites for this process.
The Board will start geo-mapping large estates in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka next week. This digital mapping effort will initially focus on these areas before expanding to other regions in the country. The mapping process will cover supply chain traceability and details like land ownership, area and boundaries of rubber holdings using geo-mapping, etc. The data collected will be stored in a centralised database hosted by the Board, and confidentiality of the data will be ensured.
