The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 27, 2003

ADB approves technical aid for agri-business sector
AS the Asian Development Bank (ADB) proposes to extend agri-business loan to India in 2005, the Bank on Wednesday approved a technical assistance grant to assess and prioritise opportunities for agri-business investment and growth. While the ... More

CULTIVATION

Training course for farmers in Ernakulam dist.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Save Grain Campaign under the Department of Food and Public Distribution (Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) will provide a 10-day stipendiary training to 50 farmers of Vazhakulam ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Poor infrastructure hurts investment inflow into M.P.
LACK of proper roads in Madhya Pradesh is affecting the industry as well as inflow of investments, experts say. "One of the major infrastructure hurdles in Madhya Pradesh is lack of good roads. It is hurting the industry very badly," says a ... More

POWER

AP plan for ample power supply to farmers
THE power utilities in the State have prepared an action plan to ensure adequate supply to the agricultural sector during the coming rabi season. An additional power supply of 4,280 million units (MU), involving an extra burden of Rs 885 crore, ... More

RUBBER

Mixed trend in rubber prices
RUBBER market showed a mixed trend on Wednesday. RSS 4 improved to Rs 54 from Rs 53.50 a kg on Tuesday as the covering groups continued to offer better quotations. Ungraded rubber also moved up by 50 paise to close at Rs 50, while the other ... More

TEA

Tea Board to discuss TN sales tax issue
RECENT developments in the tea scenario in Tamil Nadu, leading to the Coimbatore and Coonoor tea trade associations suspending the auctions, will come up for consideration before a Tea Board meeting scheduled in Kolkata on Thursday and Friday. ... More

Coimbatore tea sales to be held on Friday
FOLLOWING the Coonoor Tea Trade Association's decision to hold auctions this week, the Tea Trade Association of Coimbatore (TTAC) has decided to hold auction on Friday. Mr N. Anand, Chairman, TTAC, told Business Line that auctions would ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

Net investment ups gold demand in Q3
Total gold demand in the third quarter of this year is estimated to have increased by over five per cent year-on-year. By far the largest contributor to this increase was implied net investment, which jumped more than 150 tonnes ... More

COTTON

No separate system yet for Bt cotton sale
THOUGH cultivation of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton is on the rise, no provisions have yet been made either for its exclusive sale or ginning. This, industry players feel, could lead to problems at a later stage. "There is no separate ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Plea to revise carotenoid value for crude palm oil
THE apex body of the vegetable industry and trade has asked the Government to consider revising the carotenoid stipulation for imported crude palm oil and its fractions to 300-350 mg/kg so that the refining industry and importers are able to get ... More

CASHEW

Cashew kernel export thru major ports drops
SOME of the Indian major ports are witnessing a decrease in the volume of cashew kernels exported. Cashew kernels are being exported to countries such as the US, the UK, the UAE, Spain, the Netherlands, and France from Kochi, Tuticorin, ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Competition pulls down spices export earnings
EXPORT earnings from spices during the first seven months of the current fiscal have dropped by about Rs 100 crore compared to the same period last fiscal on stiff competition from other sources and a consequent fall in unit value. During April ... More

Pepper no longer hot for Kerala farmers
A CONTINUOUS drop in pepper prices is forcing small and medium growers to slowly shift to other crops. Low prices prevailing for the past few years have discouraged the growers in Kerala's Idukki district. Growers, of late, have been ... More

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