The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 29, 2002

Non-veg ethos gags Gujarat's fish industry
IT has the longest coastline in India at 1,600 km, way ahead of Tamil Nadu, which stretches only up to 1,076 km. The area that falls under the label of continental shelf in this region at 164 sq km is more than that in the entire East coast, ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

New initiatives soon to promote horticulture
IN a bid to popularise horticulture and related concepts both in urban and rural areas, the Karnataka Horticulture Department is planning new initiatives. To be known as Urban Horticulture and Rural Horticulture, these new programmes would be ... More

RUBBER

Rubber slips on poor buying interest
Arrivals improved as rains stopped and tapping resumed in all areas following the start of good season for the crop. Widespread harvesting is expected to enhance the inflow to the market. Buying appears to be poor with lack of interest ... More

TEA

Southern tea associations plead for excise relief
THERE will be no substantial revenue loss in the Central exchequer by lifting excise duty on southern teas, according to the Association of Planters' in Kerala (APK) and the Central Travancore Planters' Association. The revenue loss to the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Sharp rise in chilli exports
CHILLI exports have gone up substantially during April-October this year compensating for the drop in other commodities and thus maintaining the overall spices export trend. Export of chilli increased by 16,000 tonnes valued at Rs 57.22 crore ... More

WTO

`India should be the voice of developing world'
AS the two major areas for deeper liberalisation in the upcoming Doha Development Round of the WTO remain agriculture and services, which are critical export sectors in India, New Delhi should "speak up and act for the developing world as a ... More

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NCDC to start direct financing

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