The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 03, 2005

Domestic branded basmati rice market growing at 8-10 pc: Report
THE domestic branded basmati rice market is growing by 8-10 per cent every year, according to a research report. Valuing the domestic basmati market at $100 million, the report pegs the overall basmati rice market's average growth rate at six ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Call to develop biodegradable packaging material
DR A.S. Bawa, Director of Defence Food Research Laboratory (Mysore) has called for serious efforts to develop biodegradable packaging material. "The recent floods in Mumbai primarily caused by sewage blocks due to plastic packaging are an eye ... More

PLANTATIONS

UK co identifies 60 strains of jatropha for cultivation
AFTER cotton and maize, now contract-farming cultivation of jatropha is being contemplated. The UK-based D1 Oils Plc, which works through consortiums with local partners in Nambia, Kenya, Ghana, Philippines, Mozambique, South Africa and Egypt, ... More

TN planters call for policy changes
THE plantation sector has sought the support of the Union and State Governments in addressing critical issues such as reduction of taxes, repealing obsolete legislations, amending labour laws and absorbing social welfare costs, which are ... More

TEA

Prices improve at Coonoor tea auction
MANUAL sale and the increased purchases by the exporters helped greater absorption of the teas at relatively improved prices at the Coonoor Teas Trade Association (CTTA) auctions here. Due to disruption in the e-auctions some brokers were ... More

Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Dust sale witnessed a good general demand. It was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 12,70,000 kg on offer in the dust category, high ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bullish trend in NY cotton futures
NEW York cotton futures ended lower on Friday as the market pulled back after surging to a two-month high, on talks of the cotton crop in top consumer China facing problems with disease. Cotton areas in eastern China have seen a rather wet ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

ICRISAT develops chickpea hybrid
SCIENTISTS at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) here have developed a chickpea hybrid, which is resistant to disease and boosts yields. The hybrid is a cross between a regularly cultivated variety ... More

Nabard officers' body meet in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The meeting of the national council of the Nabard Officers' Association will be held in the city on Monday and Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the association, the meeting will be held in the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Survey sees fall in soya yield
A SURVEY carried out by the Soyabean Processors Association of India for the second time on the prospects of soyabean crop has pegged the production at 57.5 lakh tonnes, marginally lower than trade projections last year. But more important ... More

CASHEW

`Step up raw cashew kernel output'
CASHEW manufacturers have sought urgent attention of cultivators and the State Governments to plan the strategies needed for increasing raw cashew kernel production in India as shortfall of raw material continues to be one of the major problems ... More

TOBACCO

National meet on tobacco in Hyderabad
THE Indian Society of Tobacco Science (ISTS) is organising a four-day national conference on tobacco with the theme of `Scientific strategies for sustainable growth of farm economy and export' here. The conference would begin on October 4 at ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Cardamom market steady on good buying support
The increase in arrivals at the auction during the current season indicates that there is a decline in direct sales. More

EVENTS

Agri summit to focus on inputs, credit
THE Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has organised a rural marketing summit in the Capital on October 7 and 8. The summit will discuss enhanced access to rural markets for agri inputs, innovations and strategies ... More

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