The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 26, 2004

FARM CREDIT
Fewer defaults on farm loans: Cherian Varghese
THE Corporation Bank CMD, Mr Cherian Varghese, was all praise for farmers during a press conference here on Friday. Terming agriculture lending a good business for bankers, Mr Varghese said that the Indian farmers' repayment ethos is much better ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
VFPCK hopes to treble veg, fruit production in two years
VEGETABLE and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK), the successor to the European Union-funded Kerala Horticulture Development Programme (KHDP), has extended its operations to 13 districts out of 14 in the State to treble vegetable production ... More

EU goes bananas over `grandnaine'
THE Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK), the successor organisation of the European Union-funded Kerala Horticulture Development Programme (KHDP), is in the process of entering the European Union markets with "grandnaine" ... More

RUBBER
Rubber prices remain steady
THE physical rubber market was steady on Friday; but ungraded rubberdeclined a tad on low demand. The buyers appeared to be more cautious about a possible improvement in arrivals on better climatic conditions. The transactions were low. The ... More

SUGAR
Govt cuts sugar free sale quota
AFTER announcing huge free sale quota (FSQ) sugar allocations for mills during the April-June quarter, the Government has adopted a more conservative release policy for the coming three months. The total FSQ released for July-September - the ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Amul sales up 18% at Rs 2,882 crore
THE milk producers of Gujarat have received 15 per cent higher prices for their produce during the year even as the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has achieved an 18 per cent growth during 2003-04 to close the year with Rs ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
SEAI workshop, seminar
MUMBAI: The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEAI) will hold a workshop on minor and tree borne oilseeds and their value-added products and seventh national seminar on rice bran oil on July 2&3, at Hotel Babylon International ... More

COFFEE
A Budget wish list for coffee sector
THE coffee sector is in dire need of relief. The last several years have been bad for the industry as a whole. Background: I believe this Government is about change. The Government must address the dire need of the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Spices Board moots direct marketing of cardamom
STCL will find the buyers and market it through its channels in the country and abroad. More

MARKETING
Vanilla growers seek promotion council
"The council will help market the Indian variety, which has high vanillin content." More