Rising natural rubber prices at ₹200/kg benefit farmers, with tight supply, low production, and increased demand driving the ...

But around 180 years ago, they came up with a solution — creating bridges out of the roots of the Indian rubber tree (Ficus elastica). Canes of bamboo are tied between the trees and across the ...

These bridges, which are not only functional but also an essential component of the local ecology, are "grown" over decades utilising the aerial roots of the Ficus elastica (Indian rubber tree ...