Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, November 07, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES CORPORATE FARMING ITC to lay more products on e-choupal IN a low-key but major initiative, ITC is entering the field of horticulture, aquaculture, spices and salt through its Secunderabad-based agri business division. The division has decided to spread its e-choupal procurement and marketing network ... More FARM CREDIT 
Banks told to go soft on farm loansTHE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has asked the banks to align the interest rates for agriculture and rural sectors with the soft interest rate structure in the rest of the economy. According to Mr Singh, interest rates for the farm and ... More PLANTATIONS Kerala move to solve plantation crisis A MEETING of the Cabinet of the Council of Ministers in Kerala has decided to depute the State Labour Minister, Mr Babu Divakaran, and the Finance Minister, Mr K. Sankaranarayanan, for liasing with the concerned parties to find a settlement to ... More RUBBER Rubber steady RUBBER prices stagnated again on Wednesday on reports of low arrivals due to heavy rainfall in most plantation areas. Sheet rubber RSS 4 was quoted at Rs 36 per kg while ungraded rubber improved a tad to Rs 33.25 from Rs 33 on Tuesday. Block ... More SUGAR Central scheme to bail out Maharashtra sugar mills soon THE Centre is likely to come out with a package to bail out the sugar industry in Maharashtra, currently reeling under the impact of declining open market realisations and huge unsold inventories. The Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has ... More
Jaggery trade resumes in AP BIO-TECH & GENETICS After Bt cotton, now it is GM mustard; decision today ``We have been getting a consistent three quintal per hectare advantage in both well-managed, irrigated conditions as well in unirrigated environments'', said Dr Paresh Verma, Director (Research), at Proagro Seeds. More
Moratorium on GM crop plantings sought FOODGRAINS India's share seen up in world rice trade THE international market for rice in 2002 has been gathering momentum in recent months. World rice trade this year may touch 25.7 million tonnes, 1.7 mt higher than in 2001, according to forecast made by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). ... More AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Capital gains bonds — Nabard hopeful of Rs 1,500-cr mop-up THE National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) expects to mop up around Rs 1,500 crore from its capital gains bonds issue during the current fiscal. "We have already mobilised Rs 800 crore, which is likely to cross Rs 1,500 ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Conflicting reports on pepper output confuse market BULLISH and bearish reports on global pepper production and availability by international players have confused the traders and growers over the price trend. International players who had covered from Brazil and Vietnam have become bullish ... More PEOPLE New DDG for Icrisat HYDERABAD: Dr Dyno Keatinge has become the new Deputy Director-General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) here. Dr Keatinge, who has a long career in agricultural research, will lead, ... More TRENDS Kerala: Water level at reservoirs improving THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The latest water levels in the major reservoirs in Kallada, Idukki and Idamalayar have been looking up compared to the readings of the previous week. According to the Central Water Commission sources, the level at ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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