The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 02, 2002

Canada opens doors to farmers
FARMERS who have 20 acres of land and have farming experience of five years are now eligible to immigrate to Canada, according to Lt.Col. B.S. Sandhu, Chairman and Managing Director, Worldwide Immigration Consultancy Services (WWICS). Lt.Col. ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Poor mango arrivals
Chennai mango dealers awaiting buyers at the primary wholesale market. The city is a major supplier of mangoes grown in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Owing to poor crop this season, each fruit costs between Rs 8 and Rs 10 in the wholesale market ... More

POWER

AP: Discoms asked to get tough with unauthorised pumpsets
According to the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, the number of unauthorised agricultural connections in the State has increased from 2.57 lakh to 3.2 lakh, but only 25,662 connections have been regularised so far. More

SUGAR

TN co-op sugar federation to begin online trading
THE Tamil Nadu Cooperative Sugar Federation Ltd is set to enter e-business with online trading of sugar. When contacted by Business Line, sources said the federation has initiated steps to commence online trading by mid-June or earlier. ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

CWC to canalise import of vanaspati from Nepal
THE Union Government has appointed the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) as the sole canalising agency for imports of up to one lakh tonnes (lt) of vanaspati from Nepal at zero duty under the recently introduced annual quota regime. As per ... More

Palm oil tariff may be hiked further
The Government has been fixing the tariff value since August last to avoid under invoicing of consignments following a hike in customs duty on edible oils. After the proposed hike, the tariff value for RBD palmolein is expected to be around $365-375 . More

COCONUT & COPRA

Coconut chips to rule hotel shelves
SWEET coconut chips will soon occupy the shelves in restaurants and hotels as one of the major items of dried food articles, according to a latest research finding. The scientists who worked behind this finding, Mr S.J.D. Bosco, Mr G.V. Thomas ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper prices fall after 27% jump
PEPPER prices have declined after an unprecedented 27 per cent rise in less than a month as a result of speculative activities coupled with conflicting reports of crop failure in Vietnam. Even in India, though the official projections pegged ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Kerala to seek expert advice on agri zone
THE Kerala Government will appoint an expert to go into the entire gamut of issues relating to development of agri-export zones (AEZs) in the State. A broad framework for AEZs has been provided in this year's Exim Policy. ``The expert will be ... More

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