The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 10, 2003

To check MNC invasion in domestic fields — Pesticide makers draft `molecular plan'
IN an effort to counter the assault on the domestic pesticide market by MNCs, which have brought in their own molecules, the Indian pesticide industry is gearing up to bring out its own exclusive array of molecules for insecticides, fungicides ... More

AQUACULTURE

As part of quality assurance of consignments — Seafood exporters plan tracking system
THE Seafood Exporters' Association of India will put in place a mechanism to track seafood consignments from the farm level to destination as a part of quality assurance, according to industry sources. With quality relating to seafood exports ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Horticulture project for 3 AP districts
THE Andhra Pradesh Horticulture Department is planning to replicate the Kuppam model in three other districts during the coming financial year on a pilot basis to boost horticulture, Mr J.S.V. Prasad, the Director, has said. At the inaugural ... More

TEA

Mixed response at Kochi tea auction
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. The dust sale witnessed only a less general demand and the quantity on offer was 7,60,000 kg. CTC market opened Rs 2-4 lower. But the drop was Rs 5-8 and ... More

COTTON

Cotton futures to head lower
NYCE cotton futures closed and rallied higher on speculative and option related buying closing at a two year high on Friday. With US cotton sales, reaching over 300,000 running bales (RBs, 500-lbs) as per the last weekly USDA export sales ... More

COIR

Cochin coir traders seek sops under VAT
A JOINT memorandum was submitted to the State Government by the Cochin Coir Merchants Association, Malabar Produce Merchants Association and Kollam Coir Merchants Association, requesting the Finance Minister to include coir and coir products and ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Mills urged to get into contract farming of oilseeds crop
THE oilseeds processing industry should engage in contract farming to increase yields and obtain assured raw material supplies; a group of mills can get together to establish backward linkages, the Union Minister for Agriculture, Mr Ajit Singh, ... More

COCONUT & COPRA

Global coconut output may be slightly lower
India is expected to produce an estimated 1.85 mt as compared to 1.82 mt last year while Philippines' production forecast for 2003 is 2.11mt copra equivalent. More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Govt moves to loosen hold on urea pricing — Group concession, partial decontrol of distribution from April
THE Government is going ahead with the implementation of the group-based concession scheme (GCS) for pricing of urea along with partial decontrol of distribution with effect from April 1. This is despite the proposal not finding any mention in ... More

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