AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
FARM CREDIT
Nabard sees 31% rise in priority sector lending in Gujarat
THE National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has projected the credit potential for the priority sector in Gujarat at Rs 12,644.5 crore for 2005-06, up 31 per cent over the current year's figure of Rs 9,636 crore. Out of the ...
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
MET SIGNS
Thrissur receives excess rainfall
OF all the districts in Kerala, only Thrissur received excess rainfall during the period between October 1 and December 22 this year, says the latest Agromet advisory bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre ...
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CULTIVATION
Coverage of most rabi crops still down
COVERAGE of most rabi crops, barring oilseeds, is witnessing a downtrend this year. According to the Agriculture Ministry, sowing of wheat has been completed in 186.39 lakh hectares (lh), down from 204.29 lh last year. The decline in ...
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COMMODITIES
Inflation declines on cheaper food items, fuel
THE annual wholesale price-based inflation continued with its declining trend and fell to 6.73 per cent for the week ended December 11, from 7.02 per cent during the previous week. The year-on-year inflation was down 0.29 per cent to a 21-week ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Eat carrot of your favourite colour
EVER thought about eating carrot of a different colour. Well, it could soon be a reality and in a rainbow of colours. Scientss with the Agricultural Research Service, an arm of the US Department of Agriculture, are breeding carrots that come ...
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RUBBER
Spot rubber prices static
AS most of the market participants were in a holiday mood, spot rubber prices closed almost static in a rather inactive market on Friday. Sheet rubber closed static at Rs 53.25 as on Thursday. The only variant of the day was ungraded ...
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COCONUT & COPRA
Coconut palm's untapped wealth in Kerala
About 10 million palms are enough to give toddy worth Rs 25,000 crore annually.
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Steps to streamline pepper procurement in Kerala
A MEETING held under the leadership of the Kerala Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, has decided to take several steps to ensure that procurement of pepper by the State Government is an efficient and streamlined process. According to an ...
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Kerala may begin pepper procurement from mid-Jan
THE Kerala Government will commence pepper procurement by mid-January and will make available Rs 45 crore for the market intervention exercise in order to arrest the fall in pepper prices. SpeMr P.P. Thankachan, Chairman of Kerala State ...
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