The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 16, 2005

ICAR develops tech for ready-to-eat fish curry
THE Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has said it has developed a technology for ready-to-eat fish curry in retortable pouches. This technology has been successfully commercialised and transferred to Forstar Insta Foods, Mumbai with ... More

COMMODITY EXCHANGES

Late evening futures trading in select agri commodities likely
THE Forward Markets Commission (FMC) may permit late evening trades in commodity exchanges in respect of certain internationally traded agriculture commodities such as soya and sugar. "Discussions are on within FMC on this issue," Mr S. ... More

RICE

AP Govt seeks allotment of Rs 1-crore worth rice under MPLAD Scheme
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has urged the Centre to allocate additional quantity of rice for effective implementation of Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme in the State. Addressing the MPs meeting convened by the Union ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Keyed up for competition
A vegetable vendor arranging bitter gourd at Maradu market in Kochi. The market, constructed with the European Economic Community assistance, started functioning a fortnight ago. The market is beginning to do brisk business with vendors trying to ... More

Maharashtra gets approval for orange, banana export zones
The agri export zone is expected to benefit about 3,000 farmers and would generate additional employment for about 1,500 farmers. More

PLANTATIONS

Plantation labour stir

RUBBER

Spot rubber picks up on mild enquiries
SPOT rubber prices moved up once again on moderate enquires from the covering groups and purchase agents. At Bangkok spot, RSS 3 closed at Rs 73.11 against Rs 71.92 a kg on Thursday. According to traders, the panic buying witnessed on Friday ... More

SUGAR

Dwarikesh Sugars Q3 net up at Rs 7.24 cr
DWARIKESH Sugar Industries Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 7.24 crore for the third quarter ended June 30 2005. For the nine months ended June 30, net profit was higher by 157 per cent at Rs 24.52 crore (Rs 9.56 crore). Higher price ... More

COTTON

Cotton support price issue: Opposition stage walk out
THE Opposition members of Shiv Sena and BJP staged a walkout from the Vidhan Sabha on Friday over the non-payment of first instalment of the advance payment under Cotton Monopoly Procurement Scheme. However, the State Marketing Minister, Mr ... More

COFFEE

Tata Coffee to raise short-term loans to fund estate buys
TATA Coffee Ltd plans to raise short-term debt to fund the acquisition of six tea and coffee estates from Tata Tea, says the company Managing Director, Mr M.H. Ashraff. Tata Coffee is acquiring 4,300 hectares from Tata Tea for Rs 55 crore. ... More

POULTRY

Poultry droppings may no more be a foul-smelling waste
POULTRY droppings may soon be not treated as some unwanted, smelly matter. Scientists in the US have turned these droppings into a product that can clean polluted waters. The poultry droppings or manure are converted into granules or powder ... More

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