History of rubber and importance of kerala,kerala rubber. Years back people used to plant coconut in their fields. India natural rubber plantation area 2019 statista. Most of the hilly regions in kerala grow rubber especially north kerala region is concentrating on rubber plantation. Environmental consequences of rubber plantations in kerala. District wise yearly production in tonnes from 2001 to 2016 district wise area of rubber cultivation in hectares from 2001 to 2016. Pdf in india, the state of kerala and kanyakumari district of tamil nadu state are the traditional rubber growing areas accounting for 90 per cent of. Apart from this cheap and adequate supply of skilled labour is needed for this plantation crop.
Sawar dhanania took over charge as the chairman of the rubber board on 22072019. Albopicta in latex collection containers results the improved adult density of st. The operational cost per acre of rubber is found to be rs 37936 in kottayam and rs 48816 in thiruvananthapuram and per kg of rubber it is rs 91 in. Sapota cultivation project report chiku, farming guide.
He has been functioning as the member of the rubber board since may 2017. Growth and trends in production and marketing of natural rubber. Agency wise status of rubber plantation projects in tripura 200809. Rubber crop cultivation guide rubber farming indiaagronet. Most of the malanaadu and idanaadu areas of kerala state are growing rubber. He was working as principal commissioner of gst and central excise, mumbai central. The first chapter deals with the importance of the rubber plantation industry in the indian economy. Rubber is used for a variety of purposes from erasing pencil marks to manufacturing of tyres, tubes and a large number of industrial products. Kerala is the largest producer of natural rubber in. The south indian state of kerala was the leading producer of natural rubber in the country. Density of chikungunya vectors and platynectes beetles in. Organic vegetable farming income, profit, cost, yield. Kerala is the leading rubber plantation state in india. However, rubber cultivation on a commercial scale was introduced in.
Economic analysis of rubber plantation a case study of. Data published by rubber board rri,kottayam regarding each districts of kerala are taken into consideration. In india, the state of kerala and kanyakumari district of tamil nadu state are the traditional rubber growing areas accounting for 90 per cent of. The rubber crisis which began by the middle of 199e1 was against the aspirations of the rubber growers in kerala.
This is in sharp contrast to the experience of kerala where the surplus. Kerala accounts for 78% of the area and 90% of total rubber produced in india. Raghavan irs took over charge as the executive director of the rubber board on 29042019. Plant nursery project report for bank loan in india. For information about rubber crop cultivation such as climate and soil, varieties of rubber and clones for cultivation in south india recommended by rubber board of.
The first rubber plantations in india were set up in 1895 on the hill slopes of kerala. Rubber is traditionally cultivated in india in the hinterlands of the south west coast comprising of the state of kerala natural rubber, also called ind. Cost and returns of natural rubber production in kerala. Kerala alone contributes 91 % of the total rubber produced in india and an area of 512,045 ha. Kerala and tamil nadu together constitute the traditional rubber growing regions in the country. This crop was brought to india during the reign of british. Analysis of factors affecting rubber cultivation in kerala. It accounts to 92 percent of the countrys total natural rubber production. But today people plant rubber trees instead as it gives a daily income.
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