Com Min launches online tool for rubber growers

The Commerce Ministry today launched an online system for rubber growers which would help them in reducing the cost of production and enhancing productivity.
Rubber Soil Information System (RubSIS) is an online system for recommending application of appropriate mix of fertilisers to the specific plantations of rubber growers depending upon their soil nature, the ministry said in a statement.
It was launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here.
RubSIS is developed by Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) under the Rubber Board in collaboration with three agencies, including Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala and National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, ICAR.

The system "brings soil data to the fingerprints of rubber growers and recommends the optimum mix and quantities of chemical fertilisers that his holding requires," it said.
The ministry said it is a cost effective tool for sustainable and scientific management of rubber growing soils.
Apart from preventing indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers and soil degradation, adoption of RubSIS will lead to reduction in the cost of production of rubber, increase in productivity and reduction in environmental pollution, it said.
It added that the system was launched for Kottayam (Kerela), the largest rubber growing district of India which will be extended to the entire traditional rubber growing region, that is the states of Kerela and Tamil Nadu this year.