AQUACULTURE
Pisciculture not agriculture: SC
CAN you call `fish' livestock? Is fish farming agriculture? For answers to these basic questions, you would have to study a recent judgment of the Supreme Court in Maheshwari Fish Seed Farm vs the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The story begins ... More

TEA
Good demand for teas at Kochi sale
A GOOD general demand prevented any huge fall in tea prices at the Kochi tea auction this week. Of the 8.30 lakh kg on offer in the dust category, high priced teas were easier by Re 1 to Rs 3 and occasionally more. Good mediums barely ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton futures may move lower
NYCE cotton futures ended marginally lower on Friday, on thin volumes as worries about slowing Chinese demand subsided. The active contract fell to an 18-month low on Thursday at 56.65 cents after China moved to limit bank lending to slow its ... More

WTO
WTO cotton ruling may impact global market
A PRELIMINARY ruling of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on US subsidies for cotton has started to create ripples in the international arena. The landmark decision has the potential to impact the global cotton market as well as producers and ... More

EVENTS
Adyanadka agri meet honours successful farmers
THE Varanashi Agriculture Meet - 2004 at Adyanadka, 50 km from Mangalore, in Dakshina Kannada, on Sunday honoured several farmers who have been successful in their various ventures. Farmers who spoke on the occasion stressed the role of ... More