Trivandrum: With the objective of obtaining the maximum price for Kerala’s agricultural products, finding new ways of storage, processing, value addition and national and international marketing of various agricultural products, the Kerala Agro Business Company (CABCO) was formed on the occasion of the state-level Farmers’ Day celebrations on Chingam One.
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Rubber Board to offer CIPET polymer technology courses
Kottayam: The Rubber Board signed an MoU with the Central Institute of Petro Chemical Engineering and Technology (CIPET) to conduct long-term & short-term courses in polymer technology, including skill development programmes through National Institute for Rubber Training (NIRT), the training department of the Board.
Read MoreIndian Natural Rubber sector registers growth in last fiscal
Kottayam: The Rubber Board announced that the Indian natural rubber (NR) sector registered a growth of 8.3 per cent in production and 9.0 per cent in consumption in 2022-23 over the previous year. Rubber production increased to 839,000 tonnes in 2022-23 from 775,000 tonnes in 2021-22. Meanwhile, consumption increased from 1238,000 tonnes in 2021-22 to 1350,000 tonnes in 2022-23.
Read MoreIndo-French research project to study rubber leaf disease
Kottayam: The Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA) has sanctioned an advanced research project to study Corynespora leaf fall disease of rubber in collaboration with the Rubber Board.
Read MoreRRII launches Comprehensive Rubber Information System Platform
Kottayam: The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) has developed a mobile app ‘Comprehensive Rubber Information System Platform (CRISP)’ in collaboration with the Digital University of Kerala. Dr Z P Patel, Vice Chancellor of Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat launched the app at a function held at RRII, Kottayam.
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