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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RICE Satnam Overseas starts production in UK plant SATNAM Overseas, leading exporter of basmati rice and ready-to-eat food manufacturing company, has commenced commercial production in its rice mill in the UK. The company said its ready-to-eat foods brand was also available through ... More CULTIVATION 
Most farmers prefer animals for ploughingA MAJORITY of the farmers in the country still use animals for ploughing. Even developed States such as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are depending on animals for the job. As per the 59th round of National Sample Survey on Aspects ... More INSIGHT 
New `knowledge' and the farming communityHow farmers get access to knowledge and information about new and existing technologies can be critical in determining the viability of cultivation. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh consider t he results of a recent NSS survey on farmers' access to modern technology. More RUBBER Rubber prices rule steady The market failed to improve despite thin arrivals caused by heavy overnight rains all over the plantation areas and lorry transporters strike, which started from the early hours of Monday. According to sources, buyers were totally inactive ... More SUGAR Pakistan may resume sugar imports from India — 3-4 lakh tonnes export likely A MOVE by Pakistan to allow sugar imports from India after a gap of four years is likely to result in exports of 3-4 four lakh tonnes of the commodity to the neighbouring country. A Reuters report, quoting a Pakistani official, said the ban ... More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Canadian co plans potato processing unit in Gujarat MCCAIN Foods India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian food major McCain Foods, is planning to set up a Rs 70-crore potato processing plant in the Mehsana district of Gujarat. The plant would have an annual processing capacity of 30,000 ... More AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Nabard to extend farm credit project to all States ADDRESSING the credit needs of tenant farmers, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has decided to extend a pilot project, launched in eight States, to the rest of the country this year. Nabard has prepared a plan ... More COCONUT & COPRA Coconut growers urged to opt for inter-crops WHILE the area under coconut is witnessing rapid expansion (at 25,000 hectares per year) in the last two years, there has been no comparative increase in nut production, the Chairperson of the Coconut Development Board, Ms Minnie Mathew, has ... More CASHEW Palasa cashew units in crisis, down shutters MORE than a hundred cashew units at Palasa in Srikakulam district — a major processing centre in Andhra Pradesh — downed shutters from Monday for an indefinite period, as they are unable to stay in the market due to a slump in prices ... More COFFEE Coffee Board plans campaign to boost domestic offtake THE Coffee Board proposes to brew a fresh campaign soon to boost domestic consumption of the commodity, which is almost stagnant at 60,000 tonnes per annum. "We expect to finalise a new campaign for domestic promotion in a couple of months," ... More POULTRY 
Chicken, ducks to be vaccinated in KeralaTHE State animal husbandry department is launching a Statewide programme to vaccinate all chicken and ducks against specific viral diseases. Announcing this at a press conference in the city today, Dr K.G. Suma, Additional Director, ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Q1 spice exports drop by Rs 62 crore A SHARP fall in shipments of spices such as chilli, coriander and cumin has pushed down exports by Rs 62.66 crore during April -June this fiscal.. Total exports during the first quarter of the current fiscal stood at 90,278 tonnes valued at Rs ... More MINERALS India's share down in iron ore market MUMBAI: Australia has grabbed the market share from India in the Chinese iron ore market. Latest data on Chinese iron ore imports show remarkable exports from Australia during the first half of the current year, while Indian exports ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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