The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 13, 2002

Medicinal plant board seeks aid
BANGALORE: The Medicinal Plant Board constituted less than three months to promote research work is yet to get full support both, financial and administrative, to commence work. Pleading for its proper status and assistance, Mr ... More

FARM CREDIT

Banks begin to lodge crop insurance claims with GIC
BANKS have begun lodging crop insurance claims with the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) on account of failure in the kharif crops. These claims are from some of the public sector banks, which have covered farm loans with crop ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Nursery mela in Hyderabad
THE Department of Horticulture is organising a State-level nursery mela here for five days from August 15 to create marketing avenues to nurserymen and publicise the availability of plant material, Mr J.S.V. Prasad, Director of Horticulture, told ... More

PESTICIDES

Kerala HC bans endosulfan use
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has banned the use of the pesticide, endosulfan or any of its formulations under any of its brand name in the State. The interim order was passed by the division bench comprising Mr Chief Justice B.N. ... More

PCIL to service food processing sector
PEST Control of India Pvt Ltd (PCIL), a Rs 58-crore company, is looking at providing a package of services to niche industry verticals such as food processing. The entry into specialised areas reflects a paradigm shift in business strategy. ... More

RUBBER

Arrivals flood rubber market
The absence of rain and the ensuing Onam festival both contributed to the excess arrivals in the market. If the present inflow persists, prices are likely to dip below the notified level, say the traders. Small growers especially marginal ... More

LEATHER

Leather exports expected to touch $2,000-m mark
"We are bullish about export growth this year since our second largest market, the US (comprising 14.84 per cent of exports in the last fiscal) is recovering. We are also exploring new markets in Africa,'' Mr S. Audiseshiah, CLE Executive Director, s aid. More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Tur board takes off
BANGALORE: The Karnataka Tur Development Board has commenced functioning with its Managing Director, Dr T.R. Kamat, visiting Gulbarga, the headquarters of the new organisation. He held discussions with the officials, farmers' ... More

COFFEE

Coffee bourse mulls simplified schemes to attract growers
THE coffee futures exchange plans to convince brokers and traders on the need to offer simplified schemes to growers to limit their exposure within certain well-defined costs. This will be done by making the growers understand that their ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Cardamom auctions from Saturday likely
CARDAMOM auctions for the current season are expected to commence on August 17 as the new crop has started arriving in the market. As a prelude to this, the Spices Board is likely to hold a meeting to discuss various aspects relating to the ... More

TRENDS

The monsoon leash on agriculture
With the demand for farm produce estimated to rise significantly, there can be no complacency on the food security front. And with Indian agriculture continuing to be driven by the vagaries of the monsoon, there is no gainsaying the importance of wat er conservation and management, says R. C. Rajamani More

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