AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CULTIVATION
Meet to demonstrate cultivation of cashew plants
NEARLY 600 farmers from various districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala will meet at Ullal in Mangalore on February 4. They will be given practical demonstration on the cultivation of various varieties of cashew plants. The ...
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FLORICULTURE
Kerala Govt bid to popularise floriculture
THE State Government is in the process of implementing a series of measures to popularise floriculture in the State, said Ms K.R. Gouri Amma, Minister for Agriculture. She made this remark while inaugurating a seminar on floriculture organised ...
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RUBBER
Rubber prices rule steady
RUBBER rates maintained a steady pace on Monday. Forecasts about the recovery in prices due to the re-entry of Chinese buyers in the international markets after a long vacation kept sellers on sidelines. Transactions were meagre as a holiday mood ...
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SUGAR
Sugar prices likely to decline
"The current month's allocation will be sufficient to cater to the ongoing seasonal demand."
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TEA
Demand continues at Kochi tea sale
A FAIR general demand persist for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi Tea auction. Of the quantity of 7,88,000 kg on offer in the dust category, higher priced CTC's tended to ease while mediums remained steady. Bottom of the market was ...
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GOLD & SILVER
Gold dips, silver rises
PRECIOUS metals moved in the opposite direction on the local bullion market on Monday. Silver prices moved ahead with limited buying interest, while gold prices declined marginally on some scattered offerings. Standard mint gold opened at Rs ...
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard Regional Office
COTTON
Textile trade seeks `clear' policy for cotton exports
THE Chamber of Textile Trade and Industry (COTTI) has urged the Union Textile Ministry to come out with a clear policy for promotion of cotton exports. Although cotton export was brought under open general licence two years ago, cotton ...
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POULTRY
Broiler chicken sales high in Hyderabad
EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Iraq seeks `certificate of origin' for tea shipments
THE year 2004 has bought cheer to the beleaguered tea industry in the form of prospects of improved exports to Pakistan and, to a larger extent, Iraq. A beginning has been made with Iraq, which recently floated a tender for purchase of Indian ...
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PEOPLE
Subba Rao, Suman Sahai bag Borlaug award
RENOWNED soil scientist, Dr I.V. Subba Rao, and sustainable biotechnology advocate, Dr Suman Sahai, have been conferred the Norman E. Borlaug Awards for 2004, instituted by the Murugappa group-controlled Coromandel Fertilisers Ltd. The awards ...
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