The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 20, 2003

`Farm research funding worldwide down 40 pc'
GLOBALLY there is a 40 per cent decline in the support for agricultural research, according to Dr. Ronald P. Cantrell, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines. Dr Cantrell said that even IRRI had to ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices firm as sellers withdraw
RUBBER market firmed up on Friday following the withdrawal of the sellers, noticing the uptrend in the international market, which is now over Rs 2 per kg ahead of the Indian rate for RSS 4. In the domestic market, RSS 4 closed at Rs 49 against ... More

TEA

Small tea buyers avoiding 5 pc premium payment on odd lots
SMALL operators at the tea auction houses have successfully found out a way of bypassing the statutory five per cent premium for odd lot deals as certified in the Tea Marketing Control Order (TMCO), 2003. According to auction house sources, ... More

TECHNOLOGY

Naidu sees scope for pact with Israelis in farm sector
In drought-prone areas such as Anantapur, we can explore alternative means of development, which could bring long-term benefits to the region. More

JUTE

AP Govt to hold meeting on jute mill dispute
THE Government will convene a meeting on the issue of the Chittivalasa jute mill industrial dispute in Hyderabad on Saturday and decide whether a GO should be issued cancelling the notice under section 9 (A) of the Industrial Disputes Act issued ... More

COCONUT & COPRA

Kerala Minister's pep talk to coconut farmers
FARMERS in Kerala must look at adopting a more professional approach to the cultivation of coconuts, said the State Electricity Minister, Mr Kadavoor Sivadasan. He made this observation while inaugurating a two-day seminar on `Coconut and ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Farm Ministry moots curbs on Lankan pepper import — Calls for tariff rate quota regime; targets cloves trade too
The Agriculture Ministry's proposal is in response to a Commerce Ministry suggestion to reduce import duty on all spices. More

INTERVIEW

`Cut customs duty on oilseeds; raise it for refined oil imports'
WITH oilseeds crop production poised for a rebound this year, there is a welcome change in mood of the indigenous processing industry. India's premier association of vegetable oil industry and trade, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India ... More

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