The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 26, 2002

Scampi scampering for survival
"IN this land of comrades, Communists and non-conformists, green fields are being sown with red flags instead of crops,'' a senior Central Government official said. Politics has been reigning supreme over not just economics, but over agriculture ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Onion growers shed tears in buyers' market
PRICES of onions have plunged once again. From a high of Rs 1,300 per quintal in November last year, prices had declined to a low of Rs 115 per quintal last week. At this rate, it is doubtful whether the onion farmer would get back his ... More

RUBBER

Rubco sells 10,000 t to MNC
THE Kerala State Rubber Co-operative Ltd (Rubco) has sold 10,000 tonnes of rubber at $575 a tonne to an unidentified multi-national firm for export through a global tender. "Rubco had floated a tender last month to sell 10,000 tonnes of RSS ... More

Trade asked to meet global standards
THE rubber plantation industry has entered a new phase from April last year and the international market has been opened for the rubber growers in India, according to Mr L.V. Saptharishi, Additional Secretary, Union Commerce Ministry. The ... More

Rubber prices steady

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Genetic modification: The growing debate
GENETIC modification and the selection of favourable traits have been part of agricultural advancement over time. The rediscovery of Mendelian laws about a hundred years ago provided the requisite impetus to usher in agricultural evolution, ... More

Last-ditch lobbying over Bt cotton policy
JUST a day before the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) is scheduled to meet to consider allowing commercial planting of Bt cotton, proponents as well as opponents of the controversial genetically modified crop have intensified ... More

More GM seeds to hit market soon
THE transgenic material for sorghum, castor and red gram will be available in the country in the next couple of years, according to Dr M.V. Rao, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme. Stating that on March 26, the Union ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

Poor response from shareholders -- Heritage Foods to close buyback on March 28
THE Heritage Foods (India) Ltd offer to buy back shares from the open market has evinced poor response from shareholders. The company could purchase only about one lakh shares from the public till date as against the targeted purchase of 14 ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Plea to hike MSP for oilseeds
THE minimum support price (MSP) for crops should be used as a tool to encourage farmers to shift from surplus grains to deficit oilseeds. This can be achieved by raising the MSP for oilseeds by Rs 100 per quintal while freezing MSP for grains, ... More

POULTRY

No ducking job
A farmer keeps an eye on his flock of ducklings in the backwaters of Kuttanadu. For many in the area, poultry is the major source of livelihood.

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper prices steady
SPOT pepper prices ruled steady at the terminal market here, while futures showed an upward trend last week. Price of MG 1 garbled and ungarbled ruled at last Saturday's level of Rs 6,700 and Rs 6,300 per quintal respectively as against Rs ... More

Cardamom firm
THE demand-supply equilibrium prevailing in the cardamom market has kept the prices almost steady in the auctions and primary markets in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Prices of 7mm bold (AGEB) ruled at Rs 750 per kg, while that of other grades AGB Rs ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Feb commodity export from Kochi port up
THE export of various commodities from Kerala through Kochi port has shown an upward trend during the month of February compared to the previous month. The officials at the Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry said there was a significant ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES

Exim Bank to study export potential of herbal medicines
THE Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has commissioned Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, to do a study on the export potential of the Ayurveda and Siddha systems of medicines, products and services. Lack of documentation on the ... More

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