AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
AP Chief Secretary to attend Icrisat Board meeting
THE State Chief Secretary, Dr Mohan Kanda, proposes to highlight the issues concerning the State at the 51st governing body meeting of the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) to be held at Niamey in Niger next ...
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INSIGHT
Fertiliser subsidy demystified
FERTILISER subsidy in India has attracted a lot of attention, comments and criticism in recent years. Its critics say that the burden of nearly Rs 12,000 crore annually cannot be sustained in a free and market-driven ...
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Unchanged quarter century for farmers
At the end of a quarter century of struggle, the typical farmer is as badly indebted as he was at the beginning but stands vindicated and cleared of all charges of being indolent, ignorant and incompetent.
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RUBBER
Rubber prices improve further
PHYSICAL rubber prices improved further on Tuesday. The covering groups were active chasing the narrow arrivals. According to sources, certain major manufacturers were also present in the market. Sheet rubber moved up to Rs 55.25 from Rs 55.00 on ...
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COCONUT & COPRA
CDB to observe World Coconut Day tomorrow
KOCHI: The Coconut Development Board (CDB) is to hold an awareness seminar on September 2 here as part of the World Coconut Day. The objective of observing the World Coconut Day is to focus world attention to the potential of this crop ...
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POULTRY
Drop in maize supply puts TN poultry sector in a coop
FARMERS' worry over the availability of maize, the main feed ingredient for the Rs 1,000-crore poultry in Tamil Nadu, has touched the roof. The short supply of maize and the consequent surge in its price in the past two weeks have pushed up the ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom may rise as truckers' stir ends
CARDAMOM prices dropped by Rs 20-40 a kg last week due to the truckers' strike that has since been called off. Lack of movement of goods from the auction centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu last week had led to decline in prices, market sources ...
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Duty-free import of capital goods for agri units
THE new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) has a few new initiatives for agri-exporters, including allowing duty-free import of capital goods under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme and providing duty credit entitlement to horticulture ...
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MARKETING
Reform farm produce distribution: Study
FARMERS, particularly producers of fruits and vegetables, who take four months of high risk from seed to harvest, compared to the rest of the players down the distribution value chain, get paid only 24 to 58 per cent of the consumer price. The ...
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NATURAL CALAMITIES
Cyclic misfortune
Two old men in a pensive mood at a teashop in Gundlapochompally village near Hyderabad. They are worried about recurring droughts and frequent suicides by farmers.
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