The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 17, 2002

Multi-commodity bourse — FMC to forward names this week
THE Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is likely to recommend "more than one" name to the Department of Consumer Affairs in the Food Ministry for setting up multi-commodity exchanges in the country. "We will send our recommendations to the ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

ICAR award for fisheries institute
THE research team of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) here has bagged ICAR team award for outstanding research work in the field of Fisheries. The team of scientists had developed a novel technology for processing various ... More

Rice research project award

AQUACULTURE

Shrimp prices up sharply
CHENNAI: Black tiger shrimp prices have increased considerably over the last one week following increased buying and the strengthening of the yen over the dollar. Prices range around $11.50 per kg 16/20 counts compared to $10.60 early ... More

`Sea bass farming has plenty of scope'
AFTER the overwhelming response to prawn aquaculture, the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in association with Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) and Department of Primary Industries of Australia is ... More

RUBBER

Rubber recedes
RUBBER prices have started receding again in the absence of both sellers and buyers. The supply, which firmed up during the last few days, became sparse following sudden stoppage of inflow to the market. The buyers also were absent in the ... More

COTTON

Monsanto cotton seeds a sell-out with farmers
JUDGING by the initial response from farmers and seed dealers, the `Bollgard' (Bt) cotton of Monsanto and the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co Ltd (Mahyco) has been a total sell-out in its very first season of commercial planting. In the current ... More

Supply imbalance likely in global cotton
GLOBAL cotton supply and demand are poised to undergo significant changes in 2002-03 while world trade is set to expand. The changes will have implications for cotton prices that have been ruling at historically low levels. On current ... More

Will Bt seeds yield better prices?
WHETHER Bollgard will succeed or not is not what is occupying the minds of most cotton growers here. For them, the real question is: will we able to get a remunerative price for our kapas (seed cotton) this year? The basis for this ... More

SILK

3 new silkworm hybrids developed
THREE new silkworm hybrids which hold promise of providing consistent cocoon yield and superior quality international grade silk have been developed by the Andhra Pradesh State Sericulture Research and Development Institute (APSSRDI) of Hindupur ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

TN: New edible oil levies spur smuggling
THE edible oil trade in Tamil Nadu has been severely hit by the taxes levied by the State Government and finds itself at a competitive disadvantage when compared to traders in the neighbouring States. With prices firming up, the local trade ... More

COFFEE

When coffee turns a bitter brew
THE coffee growing areas of the State are seeing an increasing number of murders and suicides consequent to the industry going through a crisis. The social disturbances are due to the inability of a number of growers in Coorg, Hassan and ... More

IPR

God save farmers from the cow
THE US has granted a patent to a product which contains distilled portions from cow urine that apparently increases the activity of antibiotics and anti-cancer agents. Great news! The general impression was that no real research was being ... More

TRENDS

States put on drought alert
THE Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, today said that State Governments had been asked to prepare contingency plans for tackling the current dry spell and make arrangements for sowing alternative short-duration crops in areas where the ... More

Unfriendly skies
The monsoon may play truant but farmers never lose heart, sweating it out near Shadnagar in Andhra Pradesh.