India: Spices Board, Rubber Board & Digital University of Kerala to develop a mobile app for cardamom growers

Published 2021년 7월 27일

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The Spices Board, Rubber Board, and the Digital University of Kerala have entered into a partnership to develop an Android app and spatial models of soil-nutrients for cardamom farmers. The app will provide site-specific, need-based fertilizer recommendations, with the project focusing on improving soil quality through site-specific nutrient management. The project will document the major, secondary, and micronutrient status of cardamom growing regions and provide information to farmers through the app. The app is inspired by the RubSIS app launched by the Rubber Board. The Spices Board is responsible for the export promotion of 52 scheduled spices and the development of small and large cardamom.

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The Spices Board, Rubber Board, and the Digital University of Kerala have signed a memorandum of understanding to create spatial models of soil-nutrients in cardamom fields and develop an Android-based mobile app for cardamom farmers to enable them with the site-specific, need-based fertilizer recommendations. It’s a crucial part of land-management with the focus on variations in soil varieties and soil characteristics to define specific interventions that are primarily aimed to improve the quality of soil for the selected land use. In present time, specific soil management practices are the need of hour to protect and conserve the soil resources for our future generations. Addressing the gathering at 72nd ‘Van Mahotsav’ through video conferencing, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday appealed people… Prudent use of fertilizers and site-specific nutrient management are crucial for economic and environmental reasons. Indian Cardamom Research Institute, Myladumpara ...

Source: Krishi Jagran