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AQUACULTURE


Catch 22
A fisherman dries his day's catch at Thiruvatra beach near Thrissur. Rumours of a virus infection in fish have sent sales plummeting in the State. Fresh fish are now mostly dried and preserved for use in leaner times. Fisherfolk hope the ... More

PESTICIDES


Off-patent generic pesticides dominate agrochem market
THE fact that the country's agrochemicals market continues to be dominated by generic pesticides has possibly come as a positive signal for the industry in the patents regime. Generic pesticides account for bulk of domestic sales of pesticides, ... More

RUBBER


Rubber prices plummet further
PHYSICAL rubber prices touched further lows on Friday. Dealers continued to sell rubber in an effort to reduce stocks held at the end of the financial year. Bargain hunting at lower levels seemed to be absorbing the selling as the covering ... More

TEA


Tata Tea to transfer 17 estates — Begins exiting plantation biz; workers to be stakeholders
TATA Tea Ltd (TTL), often described as the world's biggest integrated tea company, has begun the process of withdrawal from the plantation business, with its board today approving the transfer of 17 tea estates in South India to a new company ... More

Nilgiri planters to hold speciality tea auction
LIKE the wine festival of France, tea producers in the Nilgiris are gearing up to create a similar event to promote their products. As a first step in that direction, the Nilgiri Planters' Association (NPA), set up in 1891, is organising the ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


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    COTTON


    Royal Classic plans Bt cotton contract farming
    ROYAL Classic Mills of the Tirupur-based Royal group, a leading knitwear exporter, plans to launch a cotton contract farming programme. The company is investing about Rs 50 crore to set up cotton processing facilities and a wind farm, aimed at ... More

    COFFEE


    Minister assures package for Karnataka coffee growers
    THE Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, has assured a delegation of coffee growers from Karnataka that he would look into its problems and that his Ministry would soon formulate a package. The delegation wanted a long-term solution ... More

    SPICES & CONDIMENTS


    Pepper arrivals dry up on Marketfed buys
    PEPPER arrivals at the terminal market here have almost dried up as the procurement of the commodity by the Kerala Government agency, State Cooperative Marketing Federaion (Marketfed), as a market intervention exercise has started yielding ... More


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