Agriculture
Pilot projects to produce high quality groundnuts
THE Ministry of Agriculture has initiated a series of pilot projects in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Goa for producing top-quality groundnuts that meet international standards relating to aflatoxin and pesticide residue.

Aquaculture
Code of practice for AP shrimp hatcheries
THE stage is set for shrimp hatcheries in Andhra Pradesh to be bound by a code of practice evolved by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) as part of its registration scheme to ensure supply of healthy seeds to aqua farms.

Plantations
Coffee retention plan awaits okay
THE Government is unlikely to give its approval ``as of now'' to the Coffee Board to retain 18,000 tonnes of exportable surplus coffee as part of a global effort to boost the commodity's prices.

Sugar
Free sale sugar quota released
NEW DELHI: The Government on Monday released 10.5 lakh tonnes of sugar for April, 11 lakh tonnes for May and 10.5 lakh tonnes for June as quotas for indigenous free sale.

Tea
Report projects better year for tea
THE current year holds promise for the tea industry which, for the better part of 2000, had to face difficult times.

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