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`Chickpea replacing cash crops in AP'
CHICKPEA, a crop known for marginal lands, is fast replacing cash crops such as tobacco, cotton and chilli. Andhra Pradesh farmers especially, burdened with debt from pesticide-incentive cultivation of the cash crops, are desperately looking ... More

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  • Hyderabad dairy unit bags award

    HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


    Horticultural show at Lalbagh
    BANGALORE'S Lalbagh is hosting the annual Republic Day Horticultural Show from January 18 to 26. This year's show will feature an additional attraction, display of bonsai plants in the Bonsai Park, besides flowers, fruits and vegetables, dry ... More

    PLANTATIONS


    APK to hardsell plantation sector
    THE Association of Planters of Kerala (APK) is planning to showcase in a big way the sector at the Global Investors' Meet (GIM) to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on Saturday. APK said that the plantation sector ... More

    Upgraded meteorological centre at Upasi farm
    AN upgraded meteorological centre set up by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has begun functioning at the Upasi farm. The unit will be of tremendous help to the planters, according to the Upasi Secretary-General, Mr Ullhas Menon. ... More

    RUBBER


    Rubber stagnates on poor arrivals
    RUBBER prices remained stagnant on Friday due to inadequate arrivals in the market. The slow movement of rubber from producer to market is mainly based on the renewed confidence of the growers of getting more for their produce as the prices are ... More

    TEA


    Tea Board ready to amend order — But wants full-fledged auction system in place first
    `The seize and seizure clause is just an enabling term and the Tea Board does not want to harass the traders with it.' More

    Only 3 buyers at Coimbatore sales
    THE Tea Trade Association of Coimbatore went ahead with the auctions on Friday with just three buyers present. Out of a catalogued quantity of 3.08 lakh kg of tea dust, about 47,000 kg were bought out with AVT picking 325 kg and Indcoserve ... More

    States see TMCO as tool to check tax evasion
    EVEN as the Tea (Marketing Control) Order 2003 has drawn flak from buyers who have expressed serious reservations over registering themselves for the purchases they make at the auction centres or from private channels, tea-growing States of Tamil ... More

    Rs 4-cr worth leaf unsold at Coonoor auction
    FOLLOWING the agitation by the tea dealers in the form of boycott of the auctions for the second week, teas worth Rs 4 crore remained unsold at the leaf grade auctions here on Thursday. The Indcoserve continued to operate. Hindustan Levers, ... More

    PRECIOUS METALS


    US-Iraq stand-off seen deciding gold's fate
    A MARKED rise in investment in 2002 which explains gold's 25 per cent intra-year rise, the largest percentage gain since 1979, is attributable to political uncertainties, most obviously US-Iraq conflict, and to economic developments such as ... More

    TOBACCO


    Symposium to study woes of tobacco trade
    THE Indian Tobacco Association (ITA), a body representing the interests of tobacco traders and industry in the country, is organising a three-day international symposium on tobacco from January 23 at its newly constructed modern convention centre ... More

    SPICES & CONDIMENTS


    Import curbs on garlic lifted
    NEW DELHI: The Government has lifted the import restrictions on garlic with immediate effect. Until now, import of garlic was restricted with Government specifying the quantity allowed and licences were required for such shipments. ... More
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