AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CONTRACT FARMING
Cotton Corporation keen on contract farming in Annur
Plans to cut production cost through lower input costs
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INSIGHT
Reaping the whirlwind
on the Left parties' trumpeting of the virtues of land reforms and the importance of owning land.
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PERSPECTIVE
Going rural with smart finance
In explaining how the financial capital of London will serve the wider interests of European farmers, the city's Lord Mayor noted: "In the new liberalising world, farmers need to be savvy enough to use market tools to weather downturns and ...
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POLICY
PM moots State-wise strategies for farm sector
The Prime Minister urged the Planning Commission to come forward with new ideas on vocational education and modernisation of education.
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RUBBER
Lack of support keeps spot rubber prices flat
Physical rubber prices closed steady on Tuesday. RSS 4 was flat at Rs 88.50 a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi as it lacked the support from major manufacturers. Buyers were unwilling to enhance their quotes above certain levels, an observer said. ...
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SUGAR
Sugar output estimate raised
The Centre has officially raised its estimate of sugar production for the ongoing 2006-07 season (October-September) to 238.34 lakh tonnes (lt), from the earlier level of 227.34 lt. The upward revision is on account of the Maharashtra ...
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WATER
Nabard aid for AP projects
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 18.24 crore for six lift irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh. These projects would provide water to 3,151 hectares in East Godavari, Kadapa, ...
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FOODGRAINS
Maize futures gain on short covering
Prices of most commodities in the national futures markets remained flat as many of the contracts expired on Tuesday. Chana futures on NCDEX posted a gain of 1.22 per cent to Rs 2,150 per quintal, as traders rolled over their positions to April. ...
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COTTON
Cotton exports may top 48 l bales
Cotton exports from the country are slated to touch 48 lakh bales valued at Rs 3,791.19 crore this fiscal, the Union Minister of State for Textiles, Mr E.V.K.S. Elangovan, informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. This would break the ...
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TOBACCO
Tobacco growers meet PM with plea to allow FDI
A delegation of tobacco farmers from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on Tuesday along with some members of the Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh and asked for Foreign Direct Investment in the ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Mixed trend in pepper futures
Pepper futures market on Tuesday witnessed a mixed trend with marginal decline and increase for different contracts. However, March contract fell sharply on maturity even though there were sellers below the spot prices. Because of the ...
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Concor not yet recovered from jute mill strike
The demand for gunny bags during the rabi season was less than satisfactory, causing a drop in Concor's traffic throughput.
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EVENTS
Kisan Mela from April 4
Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) will conduct the 27th annual `Kisan Mela' at Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district from April 4 to 6. Addressing presspersons at Bantwal, Dr D. Veerendra Heggade, ...
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NATURAL CALAMITIES
`Strong extension, subsidy can temper agrarian crisis'
A morbid combination of omissions and commissions that includes complete breakdown of the extension system coupled with extremely tardy or worse, near-total lack of communication about the Government's various schemes, absence of timely ...
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TRENDS
Cottonseed oil offtake gaining ground
2nd most preferred edible oil in Maharashtra, Gujarat
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