Agriculture
Soyabean output to fall despite higher acreage
SOYABEAN production is expected to fall to 51 lakh tonnes (lt) this year, from last year's level of 53.04 lt, notwithstanding an increase in acreage from 58.12 lakh hectares to 60.02 lakh hectares, according to the latest projections made by the Soyabean
Processors Association of India (SOPA).
Soya crop in critical stage
THE soya crop in the country is in a critical phase at present and if there are no rains in a couple of days, the crop output is estimated to decline drastically. A prolonged dry spell is affecting the crop which currently at pod formation stage.
Aquaculture
AP mechanised boats back on sail
CALLING-OFF their month-long agitation, the mechanised fishing boat operators in Andhra Pradesh resumed operations from Tuesday.
India lags behind in fish farming
CHINA accounts for a significant 67 per cent of the global aquaculture production, relegating India to a distant second position with a meagre 6 per cent contribution.
Corporate
Kusum Products closes shop
KUSUM Products Ltd (KPL), manufacturers of vanaspati, has suspended operations at its Rishra plant following a scuffle between a section of factory workers and management personnel on September 10, according to a spokesman of the company.
Pesticides
With Government granaries overflowing -- Pesticide units see big stake
THE Pesticides Manufacturers and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI) believes that its role in the upkeep of grain stocks has never been more felt than now when serious doubts are being raised over the quality maintained by the FCI godowns which are
reportedly bursting at the seams.
Rubber
Rubber Board sets up 35 quality centres
RUBBER Board has started 35 community processing-cum-technology transfer centres in various parts of the country to manufacture high quality sheets of international standards.
