The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 06, 2005

SBBJ to hike farm lending taking corporates along
STATE Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) proposes to step up farm lending in partnership with the corporate sector, according to Mr S.K. Bhattacharyya, Managing Director of the bank. "As per the government's policy, the farm sector must grow and . More

TEA

Tea Board plans pilot project to cut planters' social costs
IN an effort to reduce the social cost of plantation companies, the Tea Board has planned a pilot project, which would be implemented in some of the tea gardens in North Bengal. For this project, the Tea Board has decided to utilise several ... More

TN gesture to small tea growers
INDCOSERVE, the apex body of the industrial co-operative tea factories, is now distributing pamphlets to the small growers in Nilgiris asking them to join the Price Stabilisation Fund operated by the Tea Board. The pamphlet points out that the ... More

METALS

Copper demand-supply finely balanced
REFINED copper market was in deficit by 1,14,000 tonnes in the first eight months of the year, the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) said in its latest supply and demand estimate. Mine production during January-August was 9.676 million ... More

COTTON

Cotton exports likely to top 20 lakh bales
COTTON exports are likely to top 20 lakh bales (of 170 kg) during the current season (October 2005-September 2006) with contracts already sewn up for shipments of 10 lakh bales. Cotton supply is likely to be adequate, despite reports of damage to ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

SEAI keen on reviving rice bran exports from Kakinada
THE Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEAI) is keen on reviving rice bran exports from the Kakinada anchorage port. The association will support local traders for that purpose, said Mr A.R. Sharma, the National President of ... More

Pollinating agent
A weevil, Elaeidobius kamerunicus, engaged in pollination on a red palm oil flower at a farm in South Tripura district. The introduction of the pollination weevil after two-and-half years of the plant fastens pollination process and produces good ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Spices Board implementing Right to Information Act
COONOOR: The Spices Board has announced the steps taken by it for the implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Board has designated the Deputy Director, Mr Charles J. Kithu, as the Public Information Officer at its ... More

TRENDS

Curbing border infiltration
Workers are busy at fence work on the Tripura-Bangladesh border in South Tripura district. The barbed wire fencing on the 856-km long Tripura-Bangaldesh border will be completed soon. This will help control infiltration and smuggling. But many ... More

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