The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 17, 2002

Rubber exports to Spain
KOTTAYAM: Malaya Trade Impex ( Private ) Ltd ( MTI ) would export 2,000 tonnes of natural rubber to Spain. The consignment of 11 containers was flagged off here by Mr George Vali, President of the Indian Rubber Dealers' Federation. ... More

Rains affect rubber arrivals
THE rubber market continued to rule steady on Wednesday on reports of low arrivals in the market following incessant rains in the plantation areas. Tapping, which was suspended due to the rains, has not resumed in most estates due to the ... More

SUGAR

India moves against EU sugar subsidies
INDIA has moved the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to be a third party to a Brazilian complaint against subsidies doled out by the European Union (EU) to its sugar sector for exports. The Permanent Mission ... More

Sugar sector must stop the aimless drift
IS it time for the Centre to announce complete decontrol of the sugar sector? The Government is committed to effect complete decontrol before the end of the current fiscal i.e. March 2003. Recent events suggest that the sector has been gripped by ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

APFDC profits at Rs 16.46 cr last fiscal
THE Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) which took on lease 86,000 hectares of degraded land for development on commercial line 25 years ago has since successfully raised plantations of eucalyptus, bamboo, cashew, coffee and ... More

CASHEW

Cashew losing favour with farmers in Kerala
THE area under cashewnut cultivation in Kerala has declined by 4.32 per cent while production has dropped by 5.25 per cent in recent years. The decline in area is attributed to the pressure on land and the existing land ceiling laws and the ... More

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