The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 21, 2002

Poor man's tractor from Icrisat
TROPICULTOR, an animal-drawn, user-friendly toolbar with attachments for conventional tilling, is proving to be beneficial for small and marginal farmers, who cannot afford to purchase a tractor. Developed by the International Crops Research ... More

Rs 90 cr allotted for food processing research
THE Union Government has allotted Rs 90 crore in the Tenth Plan to promote the research and development in the food processing industry against the Rs 22-crore allotted during the Ninth Plan. This was announced by Mr N.T. Shanmugham, Minister ... More

COMMODITY EXCHANGES

e-Commodities to start mock trading in sugar from October
EVEN as there is no clear indication as to whether the Centre will dismantle or continue with the monthly release mechanism, e-Commodities Ltd (ECL) has decided to go ahead with `mock' futures trading in sugar from October. ``The trading ... More

AQUACULTURE

US beats Japan in import of Indian seafood
FOR the first time in the 40-year old seafood export history of the country, the United States has replaced Japan as the major importer of Indian marine products, thanks largely to the increased scampi production, especially in Andhra ... More

Fishing harbour at Machilipatnam to be ready soon
THE fishing harbour under construction at Machilipatnam port at a cost of Rs 6.2 crore will be completed and made operational by the end of the year, according to Mr N. Narasimha Rao, Fisheries Minister. He was speaking at a function after ... More

RUBBER

Rubber steady
RUBBER prices continued to rule steady on Friday with minor fluctuations for select grades. Producing centres are reported to have enough sheets ready for delivery at the main market following which arrivals were also reasonably ... More

SILK

Silk exports up 15 pc in Q1
SILK exports have registered a 15 per cent rise in the first quarter of the current fiscal. Exports during April-June were Rs 488.91 crore as against Rs 482.30 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, according to the figures released by ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Sesame seeds export scales new peak
SESAME seeds from the country have become the first choice for many user countries even as exports exceeding two lakh tonnes have ensured a 40 per cent share of the global export market of over 500,000 tonnes. In addition, export of hulled ... More

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