The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 23, 2003

UTI Bank to fund contract farming
"We are tying up with some of our trusted corporate customers in order to enter into this form of direct agricultural lending,'' says Mr P. R. Anilkumar, Assistant Vice-President, Credit, More

AQUACULTURE

Catch of the day
What are fish doing on an IT page? Read on, for this is all about something that benefits the common man. More

CIFT elevated as referral lab
THE Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) has been selected under the World Bank-funded National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) for elevation as a referral lab in fish processing technology. The project is being routed ... More

Shrimp prices likely to decline
SHRIMP prices are expected to drop in the coming weeks in anticipation of black tiger shrimp arrivals in mid-May. Some arrivals have commenced in Kolkata and there is an indication of the drop even now. Demand has also been low and this has ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Alphonso, a hit at Anuga Foodtec fair
FOR the first time, food-processing machinery from India was showcased by two Indian companies at the Anuga Foodtec in the German city of Cologne, while mango promotion organised by the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board turned out to ... More

RUBBER

Halt rubber exports now: Tyre cos
FACED with increasing uncertainty on natural rubber availability in the coming months, the domestic tyre companies have petitioned the Government to place an embargo on natural rubber exports from the country. In a letter to the Union Minister ... More

Rubber prices up on low supply
RUBBER market moved up on a very low supply. With the transporters' strike continuing, the market continued to depend upon the limited supplies from the village trading centres in bullock carts and jeeps. As the covering group made frantic ... More

EDUCATION

TNAU training capsule on farm products tech

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Cardamom steady on buying support
CARDAMOM prices ruled steady on buying support and short supply at main auction centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. However, compared to last season the weighted average price has declined on increased supply and drop in exports, market sources ... More

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