The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 31, 2002

Why do banks neglect the farm sector?
IN schools and colleges, the Hindi, Sanskrit or other Indian language teachers have always been lesser mortals compared to the English tutors. This is similar to the contempt which an English language reporter has for those in the Indian ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

AP: Subsidy for export of fruit products
Mr Shekhar Agarwal, Chairman of Foreign Trade Committee of FAPCCI, said that the State was the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the country and had vast potential for the growth of value-added products in horticulture . More

WATER MANAGEMENT

Water-charged
Farmers from Punjab at a rally in New Delhi on Friday, demanding a ban on construction of the Satluj-Yamuna link canal.

EDUCATION

KAU vet colleges risk derecognition
KERALA Agricultural University's veterinary colleges face the risk of derecognition if the deficiencies pointed out by the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) are not complied with. In a letter to the State Chief Secretary, the VCI President, Mr ... More

FOODGRAINS

Kharif output may fall 20 million t
A 20-million tonne (mt) decline in kharif foodgrains output seems a distinct possibility this year, though it is unlikely to translate into any serious food security crisis, as used to be the case in the past. Going by the latest official data ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Nepal vanaspati exempted from special duty
Importers will no longer have to cough up the four per cent SACD for quantities up to the annual quota levels. However, imports in excess of the fixed quotas would continue to attract the normal MFN rate. More

Outlook weak for palm oil output
LOWER rainfall and lower than expected area have rendered the palm oil production outlook weak for the ensuing year 2002-03 (October to September). Malaysian monthly average rainfall was 161 mm, some 39 mm below normal in the second quarter of ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Drought may hit pepper output
PEPPER production is likely to be affected in India and Vietnam by the vagaries of weather in the 2002-03 season. Contrary to reports from various quarters of an increase in the production the pepper crop in Vietnam and India is unlikely to be ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

RBI suggests phased reforms in farm sector
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called for crop diversification and adoption of a phased reduction in cross-subsidisation in administered farm prices as part of measures to achieve the proposed reforms in the agriculture sector. ``The ... More

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