Fish workers' plea for soft loans
THE National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) has urged the Government to extend soft loans to fishermen at 6 per cent interest rate. Addressing presspersons here, Fr Thomas Kocherry, leader of NFF, said small fishermen, who have been facing various ...
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SUGAR
Global sugar prices seen rising this year too
GLOBAL sugar prices are seen rising this season (October 2005-September 2006) too after increasing by 35 per cent last year. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has forecast the prices to be firmer as sugar consumption is projected to ...
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TEA
Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though the dust sale witnessed a good general demand, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 10,37,000 kg on offer in the dust category, ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Palm oil to test support levels
MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures ended firmer on Friday due to weekend short-covering, but the prospects of poor exports and a firm Malaysian currency capped any sustained gains. The third month active front month contract is finding support ...
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EVENTS
AP launches Agriculture Technology Mission
TO bring in a holistic technology and research-driven approach to farm sector development and ensure that the State transitions into Haritandrapradesh (green Andhra Pradesh), the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy, today launched the ...
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