New Delhi: Union Commerce & Industry Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has launched Rubber Soil Information System (RubSIS), an online system for recommending application of appropriate mix of fertilizers to the specific plantations of rubber growers depending upon their soil nature in New Delhi.
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Spices register export growth of 5% in first half of FY 2016-17
Kochi: Boosted by large shipments of nutmeg, mace, cumin and garlic, spices exports from India grew 5% in volume in the first half of the 2016-17 financial year and rose to Rs. 84,15.97 crores during the period, registering a 7% increase in value.
Read MoreCTCRI develops e-Crop device for crop to farmer communication
Trivandrum: The Thiruvananthapuram based Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) has developed new technology called Electronic Crop (E-Crop), an electronic crop simulator, which communicates to the farmers directly from the field on behalf of the crop. It informs the farmer about the status of the crop, its input requirements to realize a targeted yield as well as about the forecasts regarding the crop.
Read MoreIndia to chair Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries
Kottayam: India has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). Representing Government of India, A Ajith Kumar IAS, Chairman of Kottayam based Rubber Board under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, took charge from Royal Government of Cambodia in the 39th Assembly Session of ANRPC held at Guwahati today.
Read MoreRubber Board shows increase in natural rubber production
Kottayam: The Rubber Board has informed that increasing trend in rubber production in the country continues and the production of natural rubber (NR) during the months of July and August 2016 shows an increase of 10 and 20 percent respectively as compared to the production in the last year during the same period.
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