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Maldives aiming to foster greater marine research
MALDIVES, which joined the Bay of Bengal Programme-Intergovernmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) on Wednesday, hopes to enhance focus on research in mariculture and public awareness on sustainable exploitation of marine resources, according to its ... More

PESTICIDES


Syngenta plans to make India hub of insecticide exports
SYNGENTA Crop Protection AG is planning to make India its export hub for producing an insecticide based on thiamethoxam. According to Mr Pradip K. Mazumdar, Executive Director, Syngenta Crop Protection Ltd, the Indian arm of the Swiss major, ... More

TEA


Duncans to join hands with Cox & Kings — To sell premium tea to tourists
IN an effort to boost the sales of Duncans Tea House and the chestlets of Marybong Mystique Tea, the G.P. Goenka Group will soon enter into an agreement with the travel agent, Cox & Kings. According to Mr J.K. Majumdar, Senior Vice-President ... More

FOODGRAINS


Farm action plan sets 5 pc rise in foodgrain targets
THE State Government has come out with an Agriculture Action Plan for 2003-04 that targets a production of 147.33 lakh tonnes of foodgrains if monsoons are favourable. In case of poor monsoons, the foodgrains production is pegged at 89.36 lakh ... More

COTTON


Monsanto to try new Bt cotton strains — Efforts on to get things right for North India
BIOTECHNOLOGY major, Monsanto India is continuing its field trails of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton through other hybrids. The trials include by firms such as Rasi and Ankur that have been co-licensed by Monsanto to have access to its ... More

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Coir Board to study raw material in TN
`Any drop in production of coir fibre in Tamil Nadu will have its adverse repercussions on the volume of export from Kerala, which depends on Tamil Nadu to meet the local shortfalls.' More
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