The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Upasi tea futures from April
THE proposed exchange for futures trading in tea being set up by the United Planters' Association of Southern India (Upasi) is to become operational from April next. It is almost certain that the exchange would be stationed here and all the ... More

AQUACULTURE

US promos for Indian seafood — Campaigns for exclusive shelf space in superstores
THE country has to improve its image with regard to seafood exports. With the focus now shifting from Japan to the US market, a sustained campaign in the US to enhance the brand equity of Indian marine products is imperative, said Mr Robert S. ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

`Bottled' gourd charms crowd
A GOURD in a bottle? Yes! A Pune farmer has the agriculturist community and agog with curiosity. Thanks to a brand new marketing idea he has devised. Mr Anand Thopte, a farmer from Morachi Chincholi, a village off Pune city, which is otherwise ... More

POWER

AP Govt steps up efforts for power supply to farmers
The Chief Minister, Mr N. Chadrababu Naidu, who reviewed the power situation, observed that though about 3,700 MW had been added to the overall generation over the years, serious problems had cropped up in the power supply situation which required ca reful handling. More

RUBBER

Rubber static
All grades appeared to stay unchanged with negligible changes. Traders ruled out any major changes in the price structure in the immediate future. The international situation also does not augur well as the prices are gradually going down ... More

WATER MANAGEMENT

Govt to take up `cloud seeding'
BANGALORE: The Karnataka Government is awaiting an aircraft from a private agency in the US to carry-out `cloud seeding' operations for artificial rains. This is the second time Karnataka is adopting the cloud seeding technology as ... More

FOODGRAINS

Kharif output may fall 15 pc: Ajit Singh
THE kharif production for the current season is expected to be lower by 15 per cent as sowing is down by 15-20 per cent, Mr Ajit Singh, Minister for Agriculture, has said. ``Although the drought situation is not as bad it was expected to be, ... More

COTTON

Call to promote scientific processing of cottonseed
ALTHOUGH scientific processing of cottonseed in the country is gaining momentum, having risen to 1.93 lakh tonnes in 2001-02 from 1.11 lt two years ago, the performance is far short of the potential of over 40 lt. Annual losses on cottonseed ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Palm oil seen drifting lower
`Once CPO production begins to decline from November, we can see a gradual drawdown of stocks and prices can climb back up again to about $400-425 f.o.b.' More

COCONUT & COPRA

Coconut oil production seen flat on low yield
WORLD coconut oil output is likely to witness a flat growth of less than one per cent every year in this decade, primarily because coconut production is impacted by the problem of low yield per hectare, a paper presented at the Globe Oil ... More

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