Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES CORPORATE FARMING TIDCO moving into corporate farming THE Tamil Nadu Government has decided to treat corporate and contract farming as a separate component for focus under wasteland development programme. It has asked the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation to co-ordinate private sector ... More RUBBER Rubber market weakens KOTTAYAM: The rubber market weakened as few buyers made commitment despite enquiring about the supply and price. Traders pared down offer price for sheet rubber and block rubber ISNR 20, but the latex market remained flat. Sheet ... More TEA Tea exports down 13% in 2001 KOLKATA: The country's tea exports during the year 2001 dipped by 13.01 per cent to 179.79 million kg from 206.82 mkg last year, Tea Board officials said on Monday. The figures fell much below the Indian Tea Association (ITA) initial ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS China's biotech rule upsets US soya trade THE US, quite understandably, is upset with China's decision to impose biotechnology regulations on import products. These include labelling of genetically modified (GM) products. The regulations take effect from March 20, 2002. From that ... More FOODGRAINS Silo deadline extended `What the investors are not sure about is the very value of a guarantee from FCI.' More AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IRRI offers `super rice' lines to ICAR EFFORTS to achieve the much-needed yield breakthrough in rice have received a boost with the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) making available its `super rice' lines, which embody a 25 per cent genetic potential yield ... More
Nabard offers more aid for Kerala projects OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Sakthi Soyas hires out edible oil refining unit SAKTHI Soyas has signed a contract with a southern India crude edible oil importer to let out its 3,000-tonne-a-month oil refinery in order to tap its full potential. The company has not been utilising this refinery to its capacity as it ... More
Erratic rains may affect Malaysia palm oil output CASHEW Maharashtra drafts cashew expansion plan THE Maharashtra Government is contemplating an additional investment of Rs 100 crore to expand cashew plantation in the State in the next five years. This would raise the total area under cashew to two lakh hectares and the production to two ... More EVENTS Call to revamp plant management strategies THERE is an urgent need to reform our plant management strategies, according to Mr Surjit K. Chaudhary, Commissioner, Horticulture and Plantation Crops. Inaugurating a two-day seminar on Prospects and problems in tapioca, banana, coconut and ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Feb. 10-Feb. 16 Road rubberisation emerging as new hope for growers `Knowledge vital for farm sector growth' Nabard proposes credit scheme for Tiruchi units Rabi prospects bright: CMIE Rice exports gain pace -- Indonesia to buy one million tonnes Rubco floats tender to export 10,000 tonnes Coffee wizard's cup brims with quality |
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