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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CEPCI urges Central Government to rescue cashew industry
Trivandrum: The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) has submitted to the Central Government a five-point remedial plan to reverse the alarming downward trend in cashew exports and help revive a once prosperous industry that provided employment to one million rural workers, mainly women.
Read MoreRubber Board to use WhatsApp to identify rubber pests and diseases
Kottayam: The city based Rubber Board under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has introduced WhatsApp facility for rubber growers to seek scientific advice in identifying pests and diseases in their holdings. The facility was inaugurated by the A Ajith Kumar IAS, Chairman of Rubber Board in a function at Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII).
Read MoreSpices Board provides financial assistance to Cardamom farmers
Kochi: For cardamom farmers in Kerala reeling under fall in prices, high cost of labour and increased prices of fertilizers and pesticides, Spices Board has provided financial assistance to the tune of Rs.7.21 crores to more than 23,000 farmers from the Cardamom Development Fund Trust.
Read MoreRubber Board promotes weekly tapping to reduce cost
Kottayam: The Rubber Board, in co-operation with Rubber Producers Societies, has launched an awareness campaign to promote weekly tapping among rubber growers. The programme ‘Weekly tapping, without any yield decrease’ was inaugurated by A Ajithkumar IAS, Chairman, Rubber Board.
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