MRB and Agridence Partner for Innovative Digital Platform to Promote Sustainable Natural Rubber

MRB and Agridence Partner for Innovative Digital Platform to Promote Sustainable Natural Rubber

The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) and Agridence Rubber Pte. Ltd (Agridence) entered a technical collaboration agreement for a pilot project to develop a digital platform for sustainable natural rubber.

This agreement signifies a significant milestone for the rubber industry, as it embraces digital traceability systems to enhance transparency and sustainability within the Malaysian natural rubber sector. 

The collaboration aims to create an integrated end-to-end trade and traceability system, streamlining the path towards regulatory compliance and sustainability ultimately delivering Malaysian Sustainable Natural Rubber (MSNR) to stakeholders. 

This one-year project commenced last month.

MRB has been actively digitising the domestic rubber supply chain through various initiatives, including the Rubber Transaction Authority Permit (PAT-G) for smallholders, RRIMniaga application for dealers, e-Rubber Processor (e-RP) for processors, and e-Rubber Manufacturer (e-RM) for manufacturers. This digitalisation forms a foundation for the partnership with Agridence, ensuring comprehensive visibility of natural rubber and advancing the MSNR initiative.

The government, in collaboration with the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities and MRB, is dedicated to enabling the Malaysian rubber industry to meet international sustainability standards aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030. MRB has undertaken several sustainable development initiatives across the industry value chain. The MSNR initiative, governed by the Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) Act 1996 (Act 551), is a cornerstone of Malaysia’s sustainability framework for natural rubber. Malaysia is committed to strengthening collaborations with major rubber-producing nations through international platforms, emphasising the integration of production costs and sustainability factors in the rubber trade.

The pilot project between MRB and Agridence represents an innovative and collaborative venture, leveraging technology to facilitate extensive data sharing and the integration of digital traceability systems, which is crucial for meeting international sustainability requirements. Agridence and MRB will jointly establish a robust framework for seamless data sharing and integration. This framework will encompass traceability data spanning the entire rubber production process, from distribution to processing. The integrated data will be linked with the Agridence Rubber Platform, where physical natural rubber trades occur between Malaysian producers and buyers.

 

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