Natural Rubber Agribusiness
HEVEA Costa Rica was created with the goal of developing the natural rubber agroindustry in Costa Rica, encouraging independent producers to discover in natural rubber a green, profitable, and above all, manageable option for their farms. Rubber tree cultivation can also be implemented on farms were another crop is the main focus, thereby diversifying production and increasing productivity.
We provide an innovative reforestation model, offering an alternative to the current model in Costa Rica, which has not changed in the last 40 years. It brings a viable, susteinable and productive alternative, with clear economic, social and environmental benefits.
This opportunity becomes more attractive because Costa Rica currently imports 100% of its natural rubber consumption (18K MT per year approximately) and it has national environmental goals that benefit from this type of reforestation.

HEVEA Costa Rica comes to innovate the reforestation model in the country.
The project is divided in three phases:
Potential producers
- Small and medium size farmers with less than 15 ha. of land. The planting of rubber trees will offer an additional income. This will present an opportunity for many farmers to free themselves from government assistance, move out of marginal and subsistence economies and will enable socioeconomic advancement.
- In farms that have other crops as their main focus, reforestation with natural rubber is a way to optimize land use in marginal areas and to maximize production of the unit.
- For individuals or businesses that are looking for a reforestation option, natural rubber production offers an income source throughout the forest cycle, contrary to other types of timber-based alternatives.
- Individuals or businesses who are not in the agricultural sector but have land that does not produce any income
- Cooperatives & associations of farmers.
- Businesses that may want to reduce their environmental footprint through reforestation.
Other tasks:

Additionally, we are working in other ways to foster reforestation with natural rubber such as:
- Establishing development programs with public entities like: SBD, FONAFIFO, MAG, INDER, MINAE, Regional Associations, Cooperatives, etc.
- Developing financial instruments specific to the natural rubber focused on the different type of producers:
- Small (< 15 Ha)
- Medium (< 50 Ha)
- Large (>50 Ha)
- Establish development and promotion programs with international entities.