AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK
NDDB, FAO launch South Asia pro-poor livestock policy plan
A platform to promote the interests of poor rural livestock keepers
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AQUACULTURE
Taking on the big fish
Kerala's fisherwomen valiantly fight back forces threatening their way of life and livelihood.
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US court rules against bond requirements for shrimp imports
Final decision in 2007; Indian exporters among those likely to benefit
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RUBBER
Rubber futures turn bullish
The rubber futures showed a bullish trend on Thursday. The market followed the direction set by Japanese indices but it appeared that the domestic energy levels were a bit high, an analyst said. On NMCE, the December delivery contract improved ...
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TEA
Glitches in tea e-auction to be overcome soon
Tea Board says electronic sales not to be day's last activity
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
The Greek romance with the olive
Where the olive oil is used to nourish, to soothe, to light, to cure...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom prices rule steady
Cardamom prices continued to rule steady on good buying support despite increased arrivals at auctions in Kerala and Tamil Nadu during the week. For the past four weeks, the market has been stable with marginal fluctuations. Dealers ...
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Buying support buoys pepper futures
Pepper futures market moved up on domestic buying support on Thursday. However, there was no overseas support either from the US or Europe. The overseas buyers appear to be waiting for the new crop from Vietnam at low prices when the harvest ...
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Gaining value
DIPPING VOLUME: A worker extracting nutmeg seed from the fruit at a farm near Vythiri, Kerala's Wayanad district. Short supply from other producing countries has increased the unit value of most spices in the country. Export of spices increased ...
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Karnataka farm policy aims at 4.5 pc annual growth
Encouraging pvt investment in rural areas proposed
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COMMODITY MARKETS
Guarseed futures gain on speculation
Speculative buying in guarseed futures on NCDEX saw prices gain 3.25 per cent at Rs 2,096 per tonne. "Traders went long on guarseed as they expect Pakistan to export less due to a major crop failure this year. This could open new export ...
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REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Ban only on fund-based portfolio management services: FMC
Regulator to issue detailed guidelines soon
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