Indira Gandhi Agricultural University has signed an agreement with Rubber Research Institute Kottayam
Raipur’s Indira Gandhi Agricultural University has signed an agreement with Rubber Research Institute Kottayam, Kerala. Agricultural Research Centre will do experiments, on the cultivation of rubber in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
According to, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries, the Rubber Institute will give plant material, manure fertilisers, medicines and labour expenses to the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University for experimental cultivation in Bastar for a period of seven years.
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University will be doing plant management and it will provide the necessary technical guidance for rubber cultivation and rubber extraction techniques. Scientists from Rubber Research Institute, Kottayam have found the soil, climate and geo-ecology in Bastar are suitable for rubber cultivation.
