The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 31, 2002

Nilgiris to focus more on horticulture crops
THE Tamil Nadu Government has decided to shift the focus from tea to the cultivation of fruits and spices in the Nilgiris in view of the crisis faced by the tea growers. Disclosing this at the 44th Fruit Show at Sim's Park here, the District ... More

RUBBER

Sharp rise in domestic prices -- Tyre makers seen importing rubber
RUBBER-consuming industries, particularly tyre makers, are likely to import natural rubber if the prices go beyond Rs 3,800 a quintal. "If the prices are to rule at Rs 38-40 (for RSS-4) a kg, they would be abnormally higher. We do not think ... More

Sheet rubber at new high
Sellers were absent. Sheet rubber RSS-4 touched a new high as trader believed prices would go up to stay at Rs 40 a kg soon. The general trend in the market favours an upswing due to poor response from the sellers. Buyers were active as the ... More

FOODGRAINS

Kerala: Raw rice, wheat supplies by mid-June

COFFEE

PG course in coffee quality management
THE Coffee Board of India has announced that the second batch of the post-graduate course in coffee quality management will commence in July. The three-month course in cup tasting will equip students to taste and test coffees for exporters, ... More

TOBACCO

WHO hopes Tobacco Bill will tackle `brand sharing'
"If a brand name is strongly associated with a tobacco product and is used for extension or sharing, then there is no legitimacy in the company's claims of the brand only being used for a different line of business." More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Farm subsidy within limits, claims US
IN the context of the US Farm Bill and US WTO (World Trade Organisation) obligations, even while conceding that it adopts trade-distorting policies, the US has defended them by claiming that its agricultural products subsidy is less than other ... More

Foodgrains export policy may be reversed
THE Government is understood to be considering reverting to the system of directly supplying foodgrains at near below poverty line (BPL) rates from the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) godowns for export purposes. This is as against the ... More

AP Govt shifts focus on irrigation
THE Andhra Pradesh Government will make irrigation its focus area this year in accordance with the decision of the Telugu Desam Party Mahanadu which concluded on Wednesday, said Mr Kadiam Srihari, Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation, here on ... More

EVENTS

Legume farming in fallow rice fields mooted
AN international workshop on `Rabi cropping in rice fallows' has advocated cultivation of legumes, particularly chickpea, in the fallow rice fields after the kharif crop was harvested. Agricultural scientists, who took part in the workshop, ... More

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