The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 14, 2005

Himalaya takes up contract farming of culinary herbs
The company has made backward linkages into agriculture through contract farming arrangement with farmers at Paonta Sahib. More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton futures may move lower
NYCE cotton futures finished sharply higher on speculative buying, as switch trading was again the focus this week too, with market participants transferring positions out of the front month contract. Trigger for this week's rally was the USDA ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Icrisat to set up rice biotech park
THE International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat), in collaboration with the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, would be setting up a rice biotech park. Also on the anvil is the establishment of a food ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Cardamom steady on buying support
CARDAMOM prices ruled steady during the week with marginal improvement in auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on some buying support. Upcountry dealers were seen active while export buying was very poor, trading sources at Kumily and ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

`Tap global agri market potential to help farmers'
THE former Prime Minister, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, has stressed the need for exploring the potential of world agriculture market for the benefit of Indian farmers. Addressing members of Mangalore Agriculturists' Souharda Sahakari (MASS) Ltd here ... More

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