A Laguna province-based rubber plantation is getting a boost from the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) as it sets to begin production with improved facilities in Southern Luzon.

In a virtual launch, the DoST Regional Office 4 A unveiled a rubber-latex drying facility that is expected to provide members of the Southern Tagalog Rubber Producers Cooperative (STRPC) a cost-effective drying method for processed latex harvested from the 136 hectares of the rubber plantation in Laguna’s Cavinti town.

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