AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
FARM CREDIT
Loan for mussel cultivation
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (KSCARDB) has proposed a scheme for extending loan for mussel cultivation. According to an official spokesman, assistance of up to Rs 42,000 will ...
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CULTIVATION
Zero tilling can help increase crop yield significantly: Study
ZERO till or no-till farming, which has caught the fancy among farmers going for more than one crop in a year, can lead to increased yield if it is done correctly. Zero till system is planting of crops with minimum soil disturbance. In this ...
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
M.P.'s farmers and their electricity woes
MANGELAL Verma is a sanchalak (a trained farmer who acts as a service provider to fellow farmers) at one of ITC's e-choupal at Kakarkheda village, about 45 km from Bhopal. The last few km journey to his village is a backbreaking one as the ...
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RUBBER
Mixed trend prevails in rubber market
A mixed trend prevailed in the domestic physical rubber market on Wednesday. RSS 5 and ISNR 20 lost slightly on declining demand while the other grades were steady. Covering groups and purchase agents were also present in the market, but they ...
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FOODGRAINS
Foodgrains output will top 212 m tonnes: Pawar
THE Government on Wednesday asserted that the country's foodgrain output would surpass last year's level of 212 million tonnes, the deficit rainfall notwithstanding. Addressing the Economic Editors' Conference here, the Agriculture Minister, ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Lower crushings hurt soyameal sales, exports
SOYAMEAL sales and exports have been lower this season on reduced crushing but rising domestic consumption is offering succour to the processors. "Availability and sales of soyameal have been less so far this season in view of lower ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Plea to computerise cardamom auction centres
The Cardamom Planters Development Association has called for more transparency in the sales.
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Montek plumps for more investments in farm sector
THE Planning Commission has pushed the States for making greater investments in irrigation for accelerating the farm sector growth rate. Briefing newspersons here on Wednesday after a meeting of some of the southern region Chief Ministers, the ...
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EVENTS
Customise funding terms for irrigation projects, Nabard told
THE Minister for Water Resources, Mr Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, has suggested that the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) modify suitably terms of allocating funds to the State's irrigation sector. Delivering the ...
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Rice expo in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with Rice Exporters' Association of Pakistan is organising a three-day event SAARC Rice Expo 2004 at World Trade Centre. Participants will include rice growers, seed ...
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