Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, August 07, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, August 07, 2002 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES FARM CREDIT Banks seek autonomy to fix limits for farm lending Banks are feeling the need to enhance the limits on such financing to agriculture to enable better flow of credit to the sector. Bankers contend that the scale of finances is not in alignment with the requirements of the farmers. More
SLBC draws up plan to disburse Rs 4,036 cr to drought-hit farmers in AP AQUACULTURE 
Breakthrough in captive catfish breedingIN what is being considered a breakthrough in research on biodiversity conservation of endemic fishes, scientists of the Kerala Agricultural University's Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kumarakom, have developed a technique for captive ... More
Shrimp prices on the rise HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES Mahindra outfit to foray into vegetable contract farming It will produce gherkins in Karnataka and chillies in Andhra Pradesh. More PLANTATIONS Output of plantation crops dips on drought DROUGHT has affected cardamom output by about 40 per cent in Kerala and 25 per cent in Karnataka, according to a press release by the United Planters' Association of Southern India (Upasi). Production in the 2002-03 season could be around ... More RUBBER Plan to export more rubber BESIDES 33,000 tonnes of rubber scheduled for export during the current fiscal, the possibilities of exporting another 20,000 tonnes are being explored. According to the high-power sub-committee constituted by the Rubber Board to look into ... More SUGAR 
Cane arrears cross Rs 2,300 crSUGAR mills in the country owe farmers a staggering Rs 2,339.50 crore as payment arrears for the cane supplied during the 2001-02 crushing season (October-September). According to the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL July oilmeal exports look up MUMBAI: After dipping to a new low of 44, 500 tonnes in June, oilmeal exports recovered to 99,800 tonnes in July. Rapeseed extraction was the mainstay of the month with shipment of 60,500 tonnes followed at a distance by soyabean ... More COFFEE Coffee's cup of woe spills over THE colonial fervour in a commercial crop such as coffee is conspicuous. The Europeans, as part of their colonising strategy, began imposing crops of their interest on the Third World. Even today, about half of the Third World's agricultural ... More
Depressed coffee prices hurt global producers POULTRY Pepper cuts salmonella risk in poultry: Study HOT pepper oil can reduce the risk of the occurrence of salmonellosis in poultry chicks. Quoting a recent study by Ms Audrey McElory, Assistant Professor of Poultry Sciences at Virginia Tech, the Spices Board sources here said adding capsaicin ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Monsoon delay may impact oleoresin trade THE oleoresin industry may turn out to be the next victim to the prevalent drought in the southern States. Failure of southwest monsoon, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, could lead to supply shortage and a resultant price rise, ... More EVENTS Food safety seminar from Aug 8 BANGALORE: Pest Control (India) Pvt Ltd and the American Institute of Baking have organised a food safety seminar in Bangalore, scheduled for August 8-10. This seminar is aimed at bridging the knowledge gap in the Indian food industry ... More
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