Rubber Research Institute of India has developed a mobile app — ‘CRISP’ (Comprehensive Rubber Information System Platform) in collaboration with Digital University of Kerala.
The information on is made available in the app, integrating Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), WebGIS technology and Information & Communication Technology (ICT). Information on location-specific clones of rubber, fertiliser recommendations, control methods of disease and pests, rubber tapping and processing, as well as information on Rubber Producers’ Societies (RPS), Group Processing Centres (GPC), Rubber Board offices and nurseries, are also included.
The app also provides information on areas prone to landslides and floods apart from farming practices to be adopted and avoided in those areas, said a press release. It has been updated by including domestic and international prices of natural rubber. Prices of various grades of sheet rubber, latex, cup lump, block rubber, etc. are provided.