India’s Rubber Board launches a mobile app–CRISP to aid growers

Kottayam, India – India’s Rubber Board launches a mobile app CRISP to inform growers about rubber cultivation and provides solutions online.

CRISP (Comprehensive Rubber Information System Platform) has been developed by the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) in collaboration with the Digital University of Kerala. The app was launched by ZP Patel, Vice Chancellor, Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat.

With the help of CRISP, the farmers will now be able to receive recommendations of RRII on production and productivity enhancement, reduction of cultivation cost, maintenance of soil fertility, disease control measures, etc. Currently, these facilities are reaching the farmers through traditional extension methods. Many of these recommendations are location specific and can be linked to geo-information systems and delivered directly to the farmers.