The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 08, 2003

Icrisat sets up open farm academy for Philippines body
THE International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) has helped the Philippine national agricultural research and extension system to establish an open academy for agriculture in the model of its Virtual University for ... More

FERTILISERS

Green inputs for agriculture on the rise: Study
Bio-fertilisers seem to be the most organised at present. More

RUBBER

Positive trend stays in rubber
RUBBER prices continued their positive trend on Thursday. RSS 4 improved to Rs 46 from Rs 45.50 per kg as on Wednesday. While all other grades recorded gains, RSS 5 and latex remained static in the absence of fresh buying interest. Nominal ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Bill to amend Nabard refinance norms tabled
A BILL seeking to enable the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development to refinance to District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) directly on a voluntary basis has been introduced in the Lok Sabha today. Called the National Bank for ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Soyameal exports may gain on EU norm for GM crops
For India, the new EU legislation and the manner of its implementation should be of great interest. More

TOBACCO

ITC shows social responsibility at Chirala
WHAT has green leaf threshing (GLT) for cigarette manufacture got to do with social reform? On the face of it, nothing. But if one was to hear the story of how the giant Chirala GLT plant of ITC came to be set up in 1927 in such a quaint place, ... More

127.64 mkg tobacco sold in AP auctions
FARMERS in Andhra Pradesh raised 127.64 million kg of tobacco against the authorised crop size of 106 mkg during the last season (2002-2003) and the entire crop was sold at an average price of Rs 34.83 a kg, according to Dr P. Dayachari, Chairman ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Q1 spices export down by Rs 40 cr
EXPORTS of whole spices declined by over Rs 40 crore and about 15,000 tonnes during the first quarter of the current financial year, mainly since they were outpriced in the global market. During the first quarter of the current fiscal, 50,686 ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

AP Governor for women education
WOMEN play a key role in the dairy sector and it is imperative therefore to educate rural women to increase their living standards and quality of life, the Governor, Mr Surjitsingh Barnala, has said. At an interaction session with dairy farmers ... More

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