The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 16, 2002

Tomato prices skid as supply exceeds demand
There are also reports about frustrated farmers dumping huge lorry loads of tomatoes on the roads since the last couple of days. The condition is learnt to be severe in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. More

POWER

`Continue power subsidy to farmers'
A SEMINAR on power supply to agriculture, organised by the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) here on Saturday was almost unanimous in its opinion that power supply to agriculture should continue to be subsidised and the agricultural ... More

TEA

Fair demand at Kochi tea sale
A FAIR general demand persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Of the quantity of 9,13,000 kg on offer in the dust category, CTCs and Orthodox were irregular and lower. The best CTC varieties commanded prices between ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

Jt venture issue blown out of proportion: NDDB chief
THE Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Dr Amrita Patel, has said that there was ``nothing controversial'' in its move to set up joint venture (JV) companies with State-level cooperative dairy federations and ``the whole ... More

COTTON

Upward tweak seen in cotton futures
NYCE cotton futures closed higher on Friday on trade buying, speculative interest in the market and talk of purchases by buyers from Asia. With the Christmas holiday season looming next week, dealings may thin out, as players retreat to the ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

`Contract farming will benefit small farmers'
EXPLAINING the Integrated Crop Development Project (ICDP), as it will evolve in the proposed new agriculture policy and the pivotal role of the primary agricultural cooperative societies (PACS) in the country, Mr Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav, Union ... More

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