AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
WHEAT
Bengal reaps rich dividend from wheat initiative
A COLLABORATIVE initiative undertaken by the West Bengal Government and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry in farming wheat in the State has begun to pay dividends this year in the shape of an increase in acreage and output. As a result of
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CULTIVATION
`Systematic approach can optimise returns from organic farming'
RETURNS from organic farming could be maximised by adopting a systematic approach to reduce expenses, increase production besides resorting to value addition on the farms. There is immense potential for organic farming in the country, as most ...
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AQUACULTURE
FAO aqua meet to focus on organic methods
AS more and more markets across the world become conscious of environmental health issues, especially pertaining to the food that they consume, the FAO is conducting a Global Technical and Trade Conference on Organic Aquaculture and Sea Farming ...
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FLORICULTURE
Fila Rozil sees big money in floriculture
THE country has over 2,000 varieties of flowers and yet India has not made a mark in the international scene owing to lack of required stem length and vase life of flowers, says Mr Firoz Poonawala, Managing Director, Fila Rozil Exports Private ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Saraf Foods knows its onions and bananas
SURELY, it must be what many people have dreamt of doing in the past few decades. Make a killing in commodity sales, by sourcing vegetables at cheap rates from one country and selling it at a huge premium in another part of the world. Nothing ...
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RUBBER
Rubber improves on moderate buys
KOTTAYAM: THE spot rubber market improved on Wednesday. The prices moved up following the purchases from the covering groups. RSS 4closed at Rs 56 against Rs 55.75 a kg. The TOCOM April features for RSS 3 was steady at 153.3 yen as on ...
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TEA
Coonoor tea auctioneers may keep demand for contingency deposit in abeyance
THE tea auctioneers of Coonoor may decide to keep in abeyance the demand for a contingency deposit of 4.5 per cent from upcountry buyers, in the forthcoming auctions. "Some members of the trade feel that the whole issue should be re-represented ...
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METALS
Hind Copper to alter wire bar price declaration system
HINDUSTAN Copper Ltd (HCL) has decided to change the present system of benchmark price declaration for copper wire bar (CWB) beginning from this month, in order to streamline the price of wire bar with other copper products, trade sources ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Edible oil offtake up despite higher prices
DESPITE a massive surge in indigenous production, edible oil imports during the first four months of the current oil year 2003-04 are close to 12 lakh tonnes; indeed marginally higher than the volume (11.5 lt) imported during the same period last ...
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CASHEW
Cashew imports seen up
THE cashew processing industry in the country is growing at a rate of 8-10 per cent per annum, according to Mr Walter D'Souza, former Vice-Chairman of the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India. He attributed this to the growth in the import ...
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TOBACCO
Anti-Tobacco Law: `Ad ban will rob consumers of informed choice'
THE tobacco industry, which contributes Rs 7,000 crore to the central exchequer by way of excise, and also provides livelihood to some 2 million people, besides supporting lakhs of tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, is expected to ...
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Kerala defers recoveries on farm loans
THE State Government has decided to defer revenue recovery proceedings on farm loans for a period of six months in view of the plight of farmers hit hard by the drought conditions prevailing in the State. Various organisations of farmers have ...
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EVENTS
Seminar on agri exports in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) is organising a national seminar on agri exports on March 27 to discuss opportunities and challenges in the emerging WTO regime. The seminar will have ...
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