Insurgency-hit Bastar to become potential rubber producer of India
If everything goes well, the insurgency-hit Bastar region may play a significant role in the production of rubber in the country as Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rubber Research Institute of India (Kottayam).Initially, the plantation will be carried out on one hectare of land at the Agriculture Research Station in Jagdalpur on an experimental basis and based on the research findings further progress will be made.The geography of Bastar comprises 30 per cent of Chhattisgarh and the climatic condition of the region is wel...
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