Friday, June 29, 2012

Satellite survey to discover potential NR cultivation area


The Rubber Board of India and Indian Space Research Organisation are conducting satellite imagery surveys to discover prospective areas for natural rubber cultivation.

While addressing the press persons, Additional Rubber Production Commissioner - K.G. Mohanan said yearlong satellite based imagery study being conducted jointly by the Rubber Board, Indian Space Research Organisation and Rubber Research Institute of India, is firstly being done in Tripura. After getting the outcome of the survey, which is expected to be known in two months, the satellite imagery survey would be conducted in other parts of India to learn the potential area of natural rubber cultivation.

Read lot more in Rubber4U – 1st July 2012 issue

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