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In tune with the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ policy announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, a project for supporting development of new rubber plantations in North East & West Bengal  and improving quality of processed form of rubber has been was conceptualised under the guidance and active mentoring of Mr Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister for Commerce and Industry, Government of India…
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The project has three broad components

Components & Activities

  • Development of Rubber plantation in additional 200,000 hectares in North East region and West Bengal by providing support to the Rubber Board in undertaking various activities with respect to the plantations;
  • Enhancement of quality and productivity of rubber by taking appropriate initiatives in all rubber growing regions; and
  • Training and skill development of various stakeholders along the NR value chain in all rubber growing regions
Paris FINANCIAL INCLUSION

Specific Activities

  1. Interest Subvention for loans availed by farmers

  2. Assistance in loan syndication





Paris TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING

Specific Activities

  1. Creating infrastructure for training facilities

  2. Conducting training programmes for farmers, tappers, etc. practices and technologies

  3. Capacity building of sector stakeholders





Paris SUPPORT FOR PRIMARY INPUTS AND RUBBER PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT

Specific Activities

  1. Supporting pre-planting operations (land preparation)

  2. Providing good quality planting material and farm inputs (fertilisers, fungicide, pesticide etc) to the farmers

  3. Providing irrigation facilities

  4. Building water conservation pits, gully plugging, cover crop planting etc.





ParisQUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Specific Activities

  1. Creation of Model smoke houses

  2. Upgradation/repairs of the existing smoke house

  3. Training of staff to manage smoke houses

  4. Creation of crop weighing and related infrastructure





Paris PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

Specific Activities

  1. Coordination with various agencies / partners

  2. Physical and financial monitoring of the project

  3. Branding and Communication





ParisDEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES FOR THE RUBBER FARMERS

Specific Activities

  1. Fencing / gates in plantation farms to protect Rubber plants

  2. Capacity building of sector stakeholders