The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 31, 2004

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Cos eye sweet sorghum variety
Pilot studies show that up to 90 litres of alcohol can be produced from one tonne of the sorghum stalks. More

FARM CREDIT
Banks unveil relief measures for drought-hit Kerala farmers
THE commercial banks operating in Kerala have decided to extend a set of relief measures to the drought-hit farmers in the State. To begin with, a six-month moratorium will be granted on revenue recovery measures on agricultural loans taken by ... More

CULTIVATION
Netafim India eyeing for partners in sprinklers, PVC — To gain from micro irrigation projects
Several State governments are opening up to the idea of micro-irrigation as a measure to combat water shortages, low land usages and droughts. More

RUBBER
Rubber prices up
THE physical rubber rates flared up on Tuesday. The covering groups chasing the narrow arrivals offered higher quotations to fulfil their commitments, while the growers kept on the sidelines as usual. All the grades except latex improved and ... More

Rubber exports top 60,000 t

TEA
Tea Board to test eAuction soon
THE Tea Board is now bucking up to roll out the pilot phase of the eAuction project at the auction centres in Guwahati and Coimbatore soon. "It is expected to go live and kicking off in a month's time," said Mr Vikram Kapur, Executive ... More

COTTON
Cotton Corpn sets higher sales target
COTTON Corporation of India (CCI) has set a higher sales target of Rs 1,076.30 crore for the next fiscal, of which the domestic sales would account for Rs 984.85 crore with the rest coming from exports. This was indicated by CCI in its ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Losing flavour
Heaps of cardamom at a spices shop in Kochi. The dry spell in Kerala has hit cardamom growing areas in Idukki district. During the current season, the average price remains at around Rs 350 a kg compared to last season's Rs ... More

EVENTS

Farmers' convention at Muvattupuzha

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