Agriculture
AP varsity's breakthrough in rice hybrids
OUT of the 40 million hectares of area under rice in the country, the improved varieties developed by the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) cover about 10 million hectares. The swarna variety alone occupies about 11 per cent of the tot
al rice area in India, according to the University Vice-Chancellor, Dr I. Subba Rao.
Canadian firm eyes granaries projects
INDIAN agriculture presents a major opportunity for the private sector to invest in foodgrain handling and storage infrastructure, according to Mr William McKnight, Chairman, McKnight & Associates, a Canadian international firm that is looking at investm
ent in this area.
AP to import insect detectors
SOPHISTICATED equipment to detect the nature of plant insects will be imported from abroad and installed in all district headquarters of the State to enable the farmers to reduce the use of chemical pesticides, especially in the cotton fields, Mr V. Sobh
anadreeswara Rao, the State Agriculture Minister, has said.
Good demand for Guinea fowl
A guinea fowl seller in Chennai takes a break after a hectic day. The fowls, brought from Uttar Pradesh, are in good demand and are sold at about Rs 200 per pair.
Plantations
Coffee trade gearing up to meet global quality
DOMESTIC coffee industry is gearing itself to cope with the increasingly perceptible demand being made by coffee connoisseurs abroad who insist on the quality of the beverage they consume to cheer themselves up.
Rubber
Honeycombs come to rubber growers rescue
EVEN as the Govt is trying hard to arrest the price fall in rubber with procurement initiatives and minimum support price notifications etc, there is a sweeter side of the bitter story. For, the plumbing rubber prices have presented an opportunity for ad
ditional income generation -- through production of honey from the rubber plantations.
Tea
CTCs steady at Kochi auction
A GOOD general demand resulted in the spurting of prices of almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction.
