AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
RICE
`Rice year' activity planned
IN tune with the United Nations dedicating the year 2004 to rice, the Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) here in co-ordination with the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack has planned to undertake a series of events throughout the ...
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Samba crop loss in Thanjavur district
PAUCITY of water has resulted in the loss of samba paddy crop raised in about 13,000 hectares in Thanjavur district. According to sources, the worst affected areas are Orthanadu, Pattukkottai and Peraurani, covered by the Grand Anicut canal ...
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TEA
Organic tea biz set for a revolutionary change
Well-known German laboratory, Dr Specht & Partner has given a clean chit to Jalinga products. At present, about 3.5 million kg of organic tea is produced in the country.
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WATER
TN farmers demand permanent solution for Cauvery tangle
FARMERS' representatives, in separate memorandums submitted to the Central Drought Inspection Team, have highlighted the need for a permanent solution to the Cauvery dispute. The team visited Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts, near here on ...
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard sanctions Rs 94-crore loan to AP
THE National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 93.58 crore as loan assistance to the Andhra Pradesh Government for implementing irrigation projects and rural drinking water supply schemes at an estimated cost ...
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COTTON
Cotton traders seek to `discipline' credit supply
EVEN as the cotton trade continues to be exerted by the payment out-standings for the cotton supplied, traders, under the banner of the All-India Cotton Traders' Conference, have sought to address the issue with a suggestion to work out some ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Has the Govt overstated oilseed production figures?
ARE oilseeds production figures for 2003-04 overstated? There is doubt over the accuracy of the output estimate recently given out by the Government. A perceived disconnect between high production on the one hand, and the availability and ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Rising pepper imports worry growers
ANOMALIES in the Exim policy are depriving the pepper growers benefits of the good local market due to the entry of pepper of foreign origin imported free of duty for value-addition and re-export. Pepper imports through the Kochi Port ...
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