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Agri-Business

Agriculture
Gene bank seed accessions nearly 2 lakh
THE number of seed sample accessions in the National Gene Bank maintained by the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) has touched 1,97,839 as in end-September 2000.

New bio-pesticide to tackle locusts, grasshoppers
IN the fight against crop-destroying locusts and grass-hoppers, an environmentally safe, natural alternative to chemical insecticide has been developed, scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have announced.

Corporate
Venky's (India) net up in Q2
PUNE: Venky's (India) Ltd has declared a net profit of Rs 50 lakh for the second quarter ended September 30, 2000 compared to a loss of Rs 1.74 crore for the same period during last year.

Plantations
Dollar trading in pepper to begin in Dec
DOLLAR-DENOMINATED trading in pepper at the International Commodity Exchange (ICE) here is set to commence by the first week of December as all the formalities are likely to be completed by then.

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