Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES AQUACULTURE Drug residue debate may hit marine exports THE drug residue debate that is currently holding hostage the seafood industry may very well bring about a drop in the total percentage of exports from the country in the long run. As per a study conducted by the Kerala Agricultural University, ... More
Canoes built with treated rubberwood RUBBER Rubber steady THE rubber market fluctuated with little ups and downs in the price movements in the absence of both buyers and sellers. The transactions were generally low indicating poor buyer response. There where hardly any changes on Monday as the prices ... More WATER MANAGEMENT CRA decision dashes TN delta farmers' hopes The Supreme Court's earlier direction had raised hopes that the crop situation could be salvaged. However, the CRA's decision pegging a lower quantum of release has dashed hopes. More LEATHER Leather exporters plan garment design studio LEATHER garment exporters from Tamil Nadu are planning to set up a design studio in Chennai to help improve their product positioning in international markets. Stung by a decline in exports due to recession in importing countries and with China ... More PRECIOUS METALS Fear stalks gold market FEAR returned to the market as reports of military action stalked the global gold market throughout last week. The yellow metal started to test levels as high as $320 an ounce. Concerns about global equity markets and a US attack on Iraq grew ... More DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS Mastitis: Expert calls for early detection PROGRAMMES for control of mastitis — a deadly cattle disease estimated to cause annual losses of over Rs 6,000 crore to the country's dairy sector — should focus more on prevention and detection at early `sub-clinical' stage, rather ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Farmers told to raise oilseeds yield FARMERS should make agriculture export-oriented and the oilseeds crops more remunerative and competitive in the international markets advised Dr I.V. Subba Rao, Vice-Chancellor of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, on Sunday. Dr Rao, ... More
Oilmeal export shipments in August down CASHEW Market study to expand cashew export scope THE Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPC) has decided to invest in marketing during 2002-2004 in an attempt to explore the possibilities of entering new markets. CEPC, in fact, hopes to register an annual growth of 15 per cent in cashew ... More TOBACCO Research project to tackle tobacco virus FIVE agricultural institutions have agreed to underrate a collaborative research project to find a long-term sustainable solution to the tobacco streak virus (TSV) that has been causing heavy damage to sunflower and groundnut crops. TSV is ... More
Tobacco growers seek probe POULTRY High feed prices, poor offtake hit AP poultry sector After a scorching summer, which inflicted heavy losses on the sector, the monsoon is now playing truant in the State and drought conditions are prevailing in many districts, pushing up the feed prices, especially of maize and broken rice. More LIFE INSURANCE Higher premium income for LIC (South) LIFE Insurance Corporation - Southern Zone has achieved a record total premium income of Rs 1,526 crore, in the first four months of the current financial year, as against Rs 1,280 crore in the same period last year. The zone (comprising Tamil ... More AGRICULTURAL POLICY Karnataka Govt to build houses for fishermen THE Karnataka Government has chalked out a plan to construct 5,000 houses for fishermen. The scheme is to cover not only fishermen along the coastal stretch, but also those in the hinterland. According to the State Minister for Ports and ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES AIKMS demand for drought relief HYDERABAD: The All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) has sought an assistance of Rs 1,000 crore from the Union Government for providing relief to the people affected by drought in Andhra Pradesh. In a memorandum submitted to the ... More TRENDS 
Can Indian agriculture become globally competitive?INDIAN AGRICULTURE faces several challenges. These are both internal and external. Internal challenges have been with us for some time, they are well recognised and need to be addressed urgently. External challenges have emerged in recent years ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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