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`Lower auction prices' hurting Nilgiris tea
A DELEGATION of tea growers led by the Nilgiris Member of Parliament, Master Mathan, met the Prime Minister, Mr .A. B. Vajpayee, for immediate intervention to help the small tea growers of this region. Delegation representatives told ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


Slight correction likely in palm oil
CRUDE palm oil futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange, or MDEX, closed higher on Friday in late short covering. Lack of selling interest in futures and a steady interest in the cash market added to the general strength, trying to nullify ... More

COFFEE


Govt mulls pilot scheme for assured price to coffee growers
A simple price floor instrument is also suggested which would assure farmers a minimum price for 100 per cent of their produce. More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY


Contract farming fine but not corporate: Ajit
THE Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, has ruled out introducing corporate farming but exhorted the need for contract farming. "We cannot allow corporate farming because it will lead to displacement of millions of farmers in our ... More
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