http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 62 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2020, pp. 62-67, Article ID: IJM_11_04_008 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijm/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=11&IType=4 Journal Impact Factor (2020): 10.1471 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SHEET RUBBER AS AN ECONOMIC COMMODITY IN CENTRAL KALIMANTAN Masliani Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Palangka Raya University, Palangka Raya, Indonesia. Yetrie Ludang Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, Palangka Raya University, Palangka Raya, Indonesia. ABSTRACT This paper aims to identify the potential of rubber as a natural material for economic commodities for Central Kalimantan in particular. Rubber was introduced since the Dutch colonial period, planted in the Bogor Botanical Gardens as a collection and became a plantation crop in 1864. The first types of rubber planted were Ficus elastica and Havea brazilliensis rubbers which were spread on the islands of Java and Sumatra. Indonesia is one of the rubber producing countries in Southeast Asia, where in 1956 it was able to reach the peak of the glory of rubber plantations as a mainstay of economic support. The required studies include the history of rubber plantations in Indonesia, natural rubber species, cultivation techniques, their use as industrial raw materials, and the results of previous studies. Keywords: rubber, cultivation, industrial raw materials, economic potential Cite this Article: Masliani and Yetrie Ludang, Potential Development of Sheet Rubber as an Economic Commodity in Central Kalimantan, International Journal of Management, 11 (4), 2020, pp. 62-67. http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=11&IType=4 1. INTRODUCTION Agriculture includes the sub-sector of plantation, forestry, horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries, Mubyarto (1994). Plantation sub-sector is the dominant sub-sector as a source of foreign exchange through export and import activities, with a contribution to GDP of 3.47%. One of the leading commodities of estate crops is natural rubber, which is a long-term plantation commodity derived from Para Tree (Heava braziliensis) that can be utilized by its sap. Common characteristics of trees with a height of between 15-25 meters, has a root fibers through the ground to a depth of 1-2 meters, lateral roots that spread up to 10 meters, round stems