AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
FARM CREDIT
Kerala Cabinet counsels waiver of interest on farm loans
A MEETING of the State Cabinet has recommended waiver of interest and penal interest on farm loans for one year from January 23, this year. Briefing newspersons on the proceedings of the meeting, the Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, said the ...
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RICE
CoD team in Mangalore to probe `rice scam'
A TEAM of Corps of Detectives (CoD), headed by Dr P. Ravindranath, DIG, Economic Offences, has reached Mangalore to probe the "rice scam". The team is being briefed by the local police officials about the raids conducted on several godowns in ...
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AQUACULTURE
US dumping probe delay may hit shrimp sector
THE 50-day delay announced by the US Department of Commerce in determining the dumping margin on Indian shrimp exports , is likely to adversely affect the shrimp industry. The date for announcing the dumping margin on Indian shrimp exports to ...
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PLANTATIONS
Planters seek modification in TN Land Reforms Act
THE plantation industry in the South has sought a modification in the Land Reforms Act for partial crop diversification in plantations. The ailing sector, in order to survive, has requested the Tamil Nadu Government for inclusion of certain ...
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RUBBER
Rubber market rules steady
rubberTHE rubber market was steady on Wednesday. While sellers and growers stayed away, the covering groups turned cautious at higher levels keeping their purchase orders moderately low. According to traders, the market might explore further ...
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Global body moots farm trade reforms
TO make global agricultural trade truly liberal so that it delivers benefit to the world's poor, the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has mooted a five-step proposal that envisages action by both developed and ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
UPASI to revive plea for curbs on duty-free pepper import
THE United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) will urge the Union Commerce Ministry to remove the anomalies in the existing Exim Policy, which allows duty-free import of pepper from Sri Lanka and also imports from other origins for ...
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PHDCCI for scrapping of controls on movement of agricultural goods
THE PHDCCI on Wednesday called for the need to do away with the controls on movement of agricultural commodities across States as a step towards creating a free market. The Chamber, in a release today, said the agricultural sector was ...
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E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
e-tea auction to go live on May 29
THE first electronic tea auction system promoted by the Tea Board is scheduled to go live on May 29. The Union Commerce Secretary, Mr Dipak Chatterjee, will inaugurate `eAuction' at the Tea Trade Centre in Coimbatore. Trade sources are ...
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