Agriculture
Procurement -- Political compulusions versus economic realities
POLITICAL compulsions and economic realities seem to be at variance with regard to decentralisation of foodgrains procurement for public disribution system (PDS) in the country.

Asia's biggest mango market gutted
THE mango marketyard at Nunna village near here, Asia's biggest mango market, was gutted on Monday night dealing a crippling blow to the already depressed trade.

Plantations


Cardamom output, exports expected to rise
CARDAMOM production during the current season is estimated to touch 10,500 tonnes. If the prevailing weather and crop conditions are of any indication, the next crop is expected to cross 11,000 tonnes.

Tea
Re-exports mar tea image: Upasi
THE re-export of imported tea after value-addition has done more damage to the credibility of the Indian tea following the rejection by Libya of a ``re-exported'' consignment and a subsequent ban on import of tea from the country.

Technology
Solar tunnel dryer for drying spices
KOTTAYAM: As a solution to the huge damage to spices in Kerala due to lack of storage facilities, the usage of a solar tunnel dryer has been proposed. Solar energy has been found to be ideal energy source for drying spices, according to researchers of th e Department of Botany, Sacred Heart College, Kochi.

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