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CULTIVATION


AP asks farmers to go in for alternative crops
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has asked the farmers in the State to go in for alternative crops and not to stick to paddy alone in view of the hostile weather conditions, which severely affected the State during the last eight years. The ... More

STORAGE


Wheat procurement nearing 10-mt mark
A 2.2 PER cent dip in output projected by the Agriculture Ministry notwithstanding, wheat procurement by the Government agencies is in full swing, inching towards the 10-million-tonne (mt) mark in less than a fortnight since the start of the ... More

AQUACULTURE


Fisheries, farm sectors benefit from new techs
THE research and extension system under the fisheries sector are being revamped, taking advantage of the revolutionary advances made in information technology, Mr Mangala Rai, Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research Education, has ... More

Declining fish production a major concern: Experts
"The share of Karnataka in the country's total production has declined by 50 per cent over a period of 30 years." More

RUBBER


Ban on rubber imports under ALS — SC to hear petition today
THE Government's special leave petition against the Bombay High Court's order invalidating the Commerce Ministry's decision to ban rubber imports under advance licence scheme (ALS) will come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday. ``The ... More

PRECIOUS METALS


Gold trading above $330/oz; equities gain
GOLD continued to trade above $ 330 an ounce the whole of last week, well supported by a host of factors including the weaker dollar, concerns over company earnings results, soft economic data releases, North Korea admitting to having nuclear ... More

COTTON


Spillover buying may continue in cotton
NYCE cotton futures closed higher on Friday on option-related buying triggered by stop-loss buy orders that reversed steep declines from a day earlier. Local and some short cover buying, along with option buying, moved prices up and out of a ... More

Govt nod sought for Bt cotton test trials
AT least half-a-dozen companies are said to be preparing the ground for introduction of the Bt cotton for test trials this season. These companies/firms, it is reliably learnt, are seeking the Ministry's nod for environmental clearance, and the ... More

TNAU moots cotton information centres
THE Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has mooted a proposal for establishing cotton information centres in select cotton villages in collaboration with other institutes including private firms. These centres, according to the TNAU ... More

COFFEE


Coffee plantations to be raised in eastern ghats
THE Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Visakhapatnam, has taken up an ambitious plan to raise coffee plantations in the agency areas of the district to improve the living conditions of Girijans. The scheme, estimated to cost Rs 159 ... More
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