The revision of the IRRDB Constitution was intended to make it simpler for organizations which are interested in natural rubber production to become involved although they may lack the resources for full membership. Somewhat disappointingly this category has still to attract its first entrant, although quite clearly not all natural rubber producing countries are able to support the research facilities on which IRRDB Membership is normally based. The IRRDB Secretariat would welcome enquiries from any appropriate organizations within its "non-member countries". There is known to be natural rubber production in Bangladesh, Ghana, Peru and East Africa for instance, where the cultivators would gain from access to both the formal and informal channels of information provided through the IRRDB.