Mumbai, Oct. 29 -- In an effort to develop the rubber industry, The Philippines, under the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), is planning various initiatives such as investment promotions and trade fairs/expositions both domestically and internationally. The country has included rubber as a value crop in agribusiness, like mangoes and banana. The exports of natural rubber (NR) from the Philippines were comprised of tyres, automotive/industrial products, footwear and latex-based products. The Philippine government will thus focus on strengthening the production/processing of NR in agribusiness and address binding constraints, such as supply and value-chain gaps, access to technologies and finance, weak regu...