The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 13, 2002

CRIDA ties up with two cos for farm tools
THE Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) here has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with PARU Engineers Pvt Ltd of Cherlapalli and Karshak Industries of Chetrinaka for the manufacture and sale of implements ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Beta Empire group launches `Date King'
PACE Hitech Pvt Ltd, a division of the Beta Empire group owned by the kin of late biscuit tycoon Mr Rajan Pillai, has launched its `Date King' brand of dates products in the domestic market. At a function here, Mr Rajmohan Pillai, Chairman of ... More

TEA

Tea Board to promote organic cultivation
WITH organic tea emerging the best bet for the industry's survival, the Tea Board has mooted a model project on organic cultivation of tea. The transformation to organic cultivation practices would go a long way in bailing out the sector as the ... More

Brokers boycott ITA chief Bajoria's produce
THE Tea Board is on a sticky wicket following a letter from the Indian Tea Association (ITA). At the beginning of this month, an ITA official wrote to the Chairman of Tea Board alleging that ``some leading brokers'' in the Guwahati auction ... More

COFFEE

Fernandes' assurance to coffee growers
REITERATING the Government's stance to help coffee growers ride out the current crisis, the Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, on Tuesday assured that "every assurance that the Finance Minister made in public forums as well as small private ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper still down on confusing output data
THE pepper market remains sluggish as the tug of war between the bulls and bears in the trade continued to persist in international scenario. In the domestic and international market, buyers have adopted a wait and watch approach following the ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Compensation to ryots for crop loss sought
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has been urged to provide compensation of about Rs 2,000 - Rs 3,000 per acre to farmers for crop damage due to severe drought during the kharif 2002. The leader of the Opposition, Dr Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy, during ... More

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