The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Dry weather prevails over Kerala
WITH the northeast monsoon running into the last few weeks of the 2003 season, largely dry weather prevailed all over the State during the four days ending December 7, the Agromet Advisory dated December 8 issued by the Met Office, ... More

ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK

Kerala: Vaccination of cattle
KOCHI: The district unit of the Animal Husbandry Department has vaccinated nearly 10,000 heads of cattle in the district following reports of outbreak of foot and mouth disease in some parts of the district. The disease was now under ... More

CULTIVATION

Training to organic farmers in Aluva
KOCHI: A five-day long national training programme for organic farmers conducted by Indocert (Indian Organic Certification Agency) has begun at the YMCA camp site at Aluva. The training programme includes 35 participants from Himachal ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices remain steady
RUBBER rates were steady on Tuesday. The market remained in a passive mood throughout the session. Transactions were low even though certain major manufacturers were reported to be buying sheet rubber around the prevailing rates. In the ... More

SUGAR

Global sugar body prescribes bitter SMP pill to Govt
IT's now the turn of the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) to prescribe a bitter pill to the Indian Government. It is in the form of a suggestion to end the practice of statutory minimum price (SMP) for sugarcane and further de-regulate the ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

After cheese, Dabon now dips into ghee
EVEN as its Le Bon cheese brand remains in slow growth mode and other dairy ventures failed to take off, Dabon International Pvt Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture company between Dabur India and French dairy major Bongrain SA, has made a quiet entry in ... More

COIR

Coir Board plans credit policy for sector
THE Coir Board has taken an initiative to formulate a coir credit policy for the benefit of the sector that provides employment to lakhs of people, mostly women. Even though some small-scale coir units are utilising financial assistance from ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Edible oil supplies boost Apoilfed profits
THE Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Oilseeds Growers Federation Ltd (Apoilfed), which was initially funded by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), is making substantial profits, thanks to the State Government that has permitted it to supply ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Another spices exporter's registration suspended
THE Spices Board has suspended the spices export registration certificate of M/s S G Spice and Seed Trading Company Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, for allegedly shipping spices of a banned company. The Mumbai firm was found out to be an establishment set up ... More

World Spice Cong to focus on marketing
THE Seventh World Spice Congress 2004 will be held in Hyderabad from January 29 to January 31. The event, which will be of vital significance to the global spices trade, is designed to bring a new focus on spice marketing. The business ... More

EVENTS

Meet on aquaculture today
KOCHI: The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is organising a bankers' meet on aquaculture in association with State Bank of India and Agency for Development of Aquaculture, Kerala (ADAK) on Wednesday. The objective of ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

US agri exports may increase 6% next year
HIGH commodity prices are expected to drive US agricultural exports up to a new high in 2004. In its forecast for next year, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has placed the value of exports at $59.5 billion, up 6 per cent from the ... More

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