Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, Sep 03, 2004
News
Features
Stocks
Cross Currency
Shipping
Archives
Google

Group Sites

 Agri-Biz & Commodities - Trends


Struggle for survival

A. Roy Chowdhury

B.L.N. Reddy, an undergraduate student, looks at the maize crop cultivated on two acres of land at Kuchavaram village in Medak district. Five acres of land owned by his family were not cultivated last year due to drought. Relying on scattered rains and a borewell running on free power, they cultivated two acres this year but are worried about the prospects as rainfall is scanty and the groundwater level has gone down.

More Stories on : Trends

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
Dry spell continues in Kerala

Spot rubber prices decline on sales
KCP Sugars plans to invest Rs 30 cr to strengthen operations
IPBC shipments to Europe — Tea shippers unhappy over increase in freight costs
Gold may test resistance levels
Silver tops Rs 11,000-mark; gold increases marginally
World cotton prices may fall
Row over palm oil carotenoid norms intensifies
World Coconut Day focuses on crop potential
Import sops for AEZ units to stay: Kamal Nath
Farmers' Rights Act gets Cabinet nod
`Tap huge export potential in farm sector'
Struggle for survival

The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | The Hindu Images | Home |

Copyright © 2004, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line