AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
INSIGHT
Food sovereignty and agriculture
SOVEREIGNTY implies self-governance. Being sovereign, as against being reigned over, means having freedom of choice and autonomy of decision-making. Freedom struggles against colonial rule have been fought for sovereignty. Today, the same is ...
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RUBBER
Rubber firm on moderate buying
THE spot rubber market remained firm on Monday. All the grades except sheet rubber and latex gained on moderate buying. The covering groups and purchase agents continued their purchases amidst low arrivals. Certain tyre companies were buying ...
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TEA
Tea exports to Pak may touch 25 mkg in 2 years
However, the most crucial factor upon which growth in exports will mostly depend is price. The Indian tea is over-priced to the extent of Rs 8-10 per kg compared to Kenyan tea.
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FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
US offers help in AP agro-processing
VISAKHAPATNAM is a rapidly growing city in Andhra Pradesh, as it has the requisite resources and the right kind of environment to move into fast lane, Mr Richard D. Haynes, Consul-General of the US in Chennai, has said. Mr Haynes, on a short ...
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Govt revokes hike in milk powder import quota
BARELY 10 days after effecting a 15-fold increase in the quantum of milk powder eligible to be imported at a concessional 15 per cent basic customs duty, the Commerce Ministry has gone back on its decision, apparently bowing to pressures from the ...
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COTTON
Demand seen rising for Bt cotton variety
THERE appears to be a mad rush for getting newer Bt cotton varieties approved by the Review Committee on Genetic Modification (RCGM) of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for field trials. With the RCGM clearing a list, which is just 5 ...
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POULTRY
Poultry sector looks to blunt maize price rise
THE unrelenting prices of maize have worked up poultry farmers, especially in Tamil Nadu, sufficiently enough to to resist commodity traders. Both layer bird rearers and broiler poultry farmers have been cautioned by captains of the poultry ...
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NECC thanks Jayalalithaa
HYDERABAD: The National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) thanked the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, for reintroducing eggs in the mid-day meal programme for school children in the State. In a press release here, NECC ...
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