The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 21, 2004

FARM CREDIT
New Holland Tractors, Oriental Bank evolve new finance schemes
NEW Holland Tractors (India) has tied up with the Oriental Bank Of Commerce (OBC) to offer attractive finance schemes for New Holland tractor customers. Under the scheme, named OBC-NHI Agri Machinery Loan Scheme, farmers can avail themselves of ... More

Futures market may make mandi system redundant
MANDIS or market yards probably came into existence to regularise the flow of agri-produce and to protect the interest of the farmer. Today, the market yard system of transacting agricultural produce has come to represent the main problem of ... More

RICE
Scientists develop new pest-proof rice
ONE of the popular rice varieties — Samba Masuri — is all set to get rid of its number one pest disease, the bacterial leaf blight (BLB), thanks to a new variety developed jointly by scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular ... More

AQUACULTURE
Uncertain future
Workers cleaning shrimp at peeling shed near Kollam district in Kerala. Shrimp exporters are looking to new markets after the US International Trade Commission decided to levy provisional anti-dumping duty on consignments from India, Thailand, ... More

RUBBER
Heavy buying props up rubber
RUBBER market continued its onward march on Friday. Heavy buying orders from exporters pushed up the prices amidst low arrivals. All the grades except latex recorded handsome gains as major buyers were active in the market. In fact, ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Tests validate palm oil refiners' stand on caratenoid
DOMESTIC vegetable oil refiners, who have been lobbying hard for a relaxation in the minimum caratenoid requirement of 500 parts per million (ppm) for imported crude palm oil (CPO) consignments, have finally something to cheer about. Two ... More

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