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FARM CREDIT


Karur Vysya Bank in pact to be co-promoter in NCDEX arm
KARUR Vysya Bank Ltd (KVB) has been roped in as a co-promoter of National Collateral Management Services Ltd (NCMSL), a sister concern of the National Commodity and Derivates Exchange/ NCDEX. (KVB is also the clearing banker for NCDEX.) The ... More

INSIGHT


WTO may slip on banana peels, again
The enlargement of the EU in recent years has changed the context in a bizarre way. Its ten new members have been traditionally importing dollar bananas mainly from Ecuador but also from Colombia and Costa Rica. The question for the EU will be "How t o compensate the Latin American countries for their loss of market share in the new member-countries?" Will the single-tariff ensure protection? More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Alphonsos and Hapoos at bargain prices
PUNEITES who are used to visiting exhibitions and sales hosted by FMCG companies, housing finance corporations and crafts organisations, spent the last week thronging to an exhibition of a different kind. Mangoes worth over Rs 30 lakh were ... More

RUBBER


Rubber Board identifies 5 lakh ha for plantations in N-E States
THE Rubber Board has identified five lakh hectares in the North-East region where rubber plantations can be developed to double the country's total rubber growing area. "We can have five lakh hectares in the North-East to plant rubber. Since we ... More

Rubber prices continue to rise
Thailand's call for a 20 per cent hike in rubber prices sent a positive signal.Domestic trading activities were driven by shortage of raw material and covering groups procured rubber blindly at sellers quotes. All-round buying added gains to all ... More

SUGAR


Long-term supply of ethanol for blended petrol programme — ISMA yet to respond to draft MoU
THE Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is still awaiting response from the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ensure long-term supply of ethanol. According to official sources, a draft MoU ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


CAG finds FCI grains' export operation `inept'
THE Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected gaping holes in the export of foodgrains by the public sector behemoth Food Corporation of India (FCI) during November 2000-February 2004 as the entire export operation was both ... More

TOBACCO


AP tobacco farmers plan stir against low prices
TOBACCO farmers in Andhra Pradesh are planning to stop traffic in front of the auction floors on Tuesday in protest against the low prices for the crop, according to Dr Y. Sivaji, President of the AP Tobacco Growers' Association. He said on ... More

EVENTS


Banks to take part in Krishi Mahotsav
"The State Government's efforts to issue four lakh more kisan credit cards through different banks would improve the farmers' access to credit." More


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