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Sugarcane institute to launch new website States:
An interactive website portal named CaneInfo developed by the Sugarcane • Tamil Nadu
Breeding Institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is • Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
scheduled to be launched on July 9 {+t} {+h}(the site will be available at
• Kerala
http://caneinfo.nic.in after the inauguration).
• New Delhi
• Other States
“It is an interactive and user-centered website that provides a platform for
International
sugarcane growers, cane development personnel, scientists and students to
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share information and knowledge on sugarcane,” says Dr.N.Vijayan Nair,
Business
Director, of the Institute. Sport
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“ This website is the culmination of a two-year research project executed
with the support of the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Advts
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India under the Technology Retail Plus
Information Facilitation programme,” he says. Classifieds
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“We recognized that only by bringing the user in to the development Obituary
process can the utility of the website be maximized”, Dr. Nair said.

No fee

The free-to-access site has been developed after taking into account the
information needs of the target audience. A demonstration on using
CaneInfo has been arranged at the institute's auditorium.

A few modules available in CaneInfo are: Ask a Specialist forum, where

farmers and cane development personnel will be able to post questions of
their concern under specific categories. The query will be directed to the
concerned expert in the website project team to provide / get the answer

Suitable guidelines

Another forum on OFAS (Online Fertilizer Advisory Service) provides the

cane growers / extension personnel to get a suitable fertilizer
recommendation for sugarcane.

These recommendations are provided based on the soil test report provided
by the soil-testing laboratories.

An online directory of research institutions and sugar factories provides the

location- wise name, address and contact details of sugar factories and
sugarcane research stations.

The users have also been given provision for searching the directory,
state-wise. Other forums such as discussion board, and suggest a variety
have also been included to make it more useful.

For more details contact Dr. D.Puthira Prathap, Senior Scientist & Principal
Investigator, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore – 641 007
[0422-2472621 ; Extn:238], caneinfo@gmail.com, Phone: 0422-2472621.

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