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Saturday, November 08, 2003
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Pest alert extended by four days
THE Agromet Advisory from the Met Office, Thiruvananthapuram, has extended by another four days the pest alert it had issued last week for the paddy crop. In case the leaf roller or thrips were to lead to serious damage, spraying of Quinalphos ... More

FLORICULTURE


Rs 90 lakh for Thiruvananthapruam flower show
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The organising committee for the flower show, to be held here in January next, has resolved to allocate Rs 90 lakh for the same in order that the event attracts national attention. Of this, Rs 75 lakh will be ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Bloom in a pot
A girl plucking orange from a Bonsai orange plant at a horticulture centre in Pune. Bonsai plants are best grown in places sheltered from wind and heat but need direct natural light. The art of bonsai, though not seen as commercially viable, is ... More

RUBBER


Rubber shows mixed trend
RUBBER prices showed a mixed trend on Friday. RSS 4 lost 50 paise to quote at Rs 54.50 while ISNR 20 declined to Rs 52.50 from Rs 52.75 as on Thursday. Exporters and the covering groups were buying sheet rubber keeping a low profile. Meanwhile, ... More

TEA


It's a woeful cuppa for tea exporters
The mismatch in demand-supply apart, Indian teas are facing competition in the form of good quality, cheaper teas from Indonesia, Vietnam and China. More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS


Nestle renders new look to dairying in Punjab
SLOWLY but steadily, Nestle India Ltd (NIL) is transforming dairying into a pure, stand-alone commercial farming business, as against being a mere subsidiary occupation to `regular' crop-based agriculture. The fact that dairying is emerging as ... More

`Poor' quality butter cream in Kochi
KOCHI: An analysis conducted by the Regional Analytical Lab at Kakkanad near here has confirmed that quality of 25 kg of butter cream seized on September 19 was poor. The Health wing of the Kochi Corporation had seized 10 cans of butter ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


Bearish phase in pepper market
BEARISH sentiment prevailed in the pepper market here on Friday in anticipation of new crop arrivals with fall in prices. It is expected that 50 bags (three tonnes) of new pepper would arrive in the market on Friday from the southern ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Mango agri-export zone planned at Periyakulam
EFFORTS are on to establish an agri-export zone for mango at Periyakulam, at an estimated cost of Rs 24.6 crore, covering the districts of Madurai, Dindigul and Theni, the Secretary for Agriculture, Mr T.S. Sridahar, has said. Participating at ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Rajnath Singh asks NCDC to slash interest rates further
THE Agriculture Minister, Mr Rajnath Singh, has asked the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to explore the possibility of further bringing down its interest rates to enable it to have a competitive edge over other financial ... More
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