Agriculture
Plan to grow herbs in kitchen gardens
THE Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) is preparing an action plan to promote growing of medicinal plants in one to five million kitchen home gardens in Trichy, Namakkal and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu.

Commodities
$ trading at pepper exchange may be delayed
COMMENCEMENT of dollar-denominated trading at the International Commodity Exchange (ICE) for pepper is likely to be delayed by at least two months since an acceptable solution to certain suggestions made by the prospective members, both domestic and inte rnational might require more deliberations between the parties involved.

Plantations
Tobacco economy needs holistic approach
IT is unfortunate that a section of the tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh turned violent and stormed the Tobacco Board office in Guntur because they were aggrieved that some growers had violated the court order declaring a crop holiday for tobacco for a year.

Sugar
Pak industry campaigns against Indian sugar
EMBITTERED over rising sugar imports from India, the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has launched a vigorous campaign against it on health grounds.

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