Agriculture
Open market wheat sale price may not be hiked
THE Centre is unlikely to revise upwards the existing zone-wise prices of wheat supplied under the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) open market sale scheme (OMSS), given the continued sluggish price trends prevailing in mandis across the country.

Agriculture to be focus at science Congress
AGRICULTURE will be the focus subject at the 88th annual meeting of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) to be held in New Delhi between January 3 and 7, 2001.

`Tap technology for Rainbow revolution' -- Asian seed meet gets off amid protests
THE three-day conference of the Asia Pacific Seed Association `Asian Seed 2000' began here on Tuesday amid tight security and protests by Greenpeace activists, CPI(M) and Karnataka farmers association. The meet got off with a call to utilise technology a s the key tool to raise the required food resources to meet the need of increasing population.

Revised seed policy soon
THE Centre is planning to come out with a revised seed policy soon, which would simplify seed import procedures for the farmers, said Dr R.S. Paroda, Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Fiscal sops, simpler laws likely for food processing sector
IN an effort to give a boost to the sunshine sector -- the food processing industry -- the proposed draft policy on food processing seeks to create an appropriate environment for entrepreneurs in the industry.

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