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Thursday, May 23, 2002
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PLANTATIONS


Kerala Govt in a fix over plantation wage issue
THE Kerala Government appears to be in dilemma on the long-term wage settlement for plantation workers, as it cannot antagonise the workers or the managements. While admitting the fact that the plantation industry, especially tea, is in dire ... More

RUBBER


Rubber - A success story 100 years in the making
RUBBER, with its unbeatable record, has outlived all setbacks in its long history of 100 years and attained a production of 630,405 tonnes in an area of 563,000 hectares during 2000-2001, surpassing the targets fixed under Five-Year Plans. It ... More

FOODGRAINS


WTO-compatible norms bug foodgrain exporters
THE Government's new `WTO-compatible' structure for subsidising export of foodgrains from the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) stocks has created doubts amongst exporters, who feel that it would run into ground-level implementation problems. ... More

COIR


ICO moots fresh plan to end crisis
TO address the many ills of the coffee sector currently in the throes of a major crisis, a comprehensive approach to improve the world supply and demand balance, and cooperation between producers and consumers to identify political solutions to ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


  • Karnataka Govt loan for Seed Corporation

    TOBACCO


    Tobacco Board may step in to shore up prices in AP -- Seeks Centre's permission
    Farmers are apprehensive that with the onset of monsoon in June, the crisis in the market would be further accentuated as the quality of leaf tobacco would suffer. More

    AGRICULTURAL POLICY


    US farm subsidy: A wake-up call
    AT a time when the global agri-commodity markets are struggling to recover from a combination of poor demand growth, over-supply and low prices, the new US farm legislation that will further boost the federal Government support for agriculture is ... More

    WTO


    India advised caution in WTO farm sector talks
    WTO negotiations in the farm sector have opened new opportunities to India, even as there is a need to guard against any adverse fallout with post-Doha negotiations becoming "a totally new ball game in which market intelligence and painstakingly ... More

    EVENTS


    Global cocoa meet next month
    MUMBAI: The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) is scheduled to meet in London during June 10-12. Apart from review of the cocoa market situation and progress report on various projects, the meeting will discuss profile of a ... More
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