The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Escorts arm in tie-up for basmati exports — Contract farming initiative takes off with three firms signing deal
THE Rs 1,500-crore Escorts Agri Machinery Group, a strategic business unit of Escorts Ltd, has entered into an agreement with three basmati rice exporters for export of the nearly 60,000 tonnes of basmati rice to be produced at the 60,000 acres ... More

RUBBER

Rains bring cheer to rubber growers
RUBBER market was generally weak except in the case of block rubber and RSS 5, which remained steady. While the tyre sector and the non-tyre sector kept off the trading centres, there was moderate interest in buying block rubber ISNR 20. At ... More

COTTON

Seal of Cotton trademark commercial launch today
THE Seal of Cotton Trademark is to be commercially launched in India on Wednesday. Products that have this seal will officially hit the stands at stores and retail outlets as well. This is the first time the Seal, promoted by the Cotton Gold ... More

SICA plans 2nd study on market yards
THE Coimbatore-based South India Cotton Association (SICA), which came out with a field study on specified cotton regulated markets in Tamil Nadu with a focus on market yard infrastructure available in these markets, plans to commission a second ... More

TRENDS

Farm investment in northern region stagnating: Chamber
THE North Indian States have failed to step up investment in agriculture and its allied services even as their expenditure on subsidising power and water to farmers has been rising, according to the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry ... More

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