The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 26, 2005

Icrisat signs MoU with Nandan Biomatrix
THE International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nandan Biomatrix Ltd. The MoU envisages collaboration on wasteland development through the raising of bio-fuel ... More

FARM CREDIT

Co-ops get Rs 1,700-cr credit under Nabard package
THE National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has already disbursed Rs 1,700 crore to co-operative banks under a special liquidity package and is confident of meeting its Rs 2,500 crore target by June this year. "We are on ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices poised to peak again
WILL natural rubber prices go through the roof in the coming months, like they did last year? Chances are that the prices might show a repeat performance of last year's levels, industry observers say. In June last year, rubber prices touched ... More

SUGAR

Sugar mills in UP begin paying cane arrears
UTTAR PRADESH sugar mills have begun paying their accumulated arrears of about Rs 517 crore, which is essentially the difference between the sugarcane prices fixed by the Centre's Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) and the State Government's ... More

FOODGRAINS

FCI floats tender for foodgrain sale
THE Food Corporation of India (FCI) has floated tender inviting bids for the sale of about 5.71 lakh tonnes of foodgrains available at its depots/regions. According to trade sources, the sale list includes 5,51,300 tonnes of maize, 12,640 ... More

Bengal sees 6.4 pc rise in grains output
AT a time when the Union Government is apprehending that the national foodgrains production might fall by 2.8 per cent during the current financial year, the West Bengal Government is expecting a growth of 6.4 per cent in this sector. The fear ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Smelling success
A worker unloading coriander at a stock yard in Mattanchery near Kochi. Coriander exports have shown a marked rise in both volume and value this fiscal. Over 30,000 tonnes of the spice, valued at Rs 74 crore, have been exported during April ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

AP intervention to check falling chilli prices likely
IN view of the falling chilli prices and the oft-repeated demand of farmers for market intervention, the State Government is likely to take a positive decision and issue a GO for the purpose by the month-end, according to official and trade ... More

WTO

Doha agenda may ensure level playing field for developing nations: Pawar
STATING that globalisation is unequal and strengthens those who are already strong, India hopes that Doha Development Agenda would ensure a level playing field for developing countries. However, many protectionist instruments such as specific ... More

EVENTS

Call for setting up S. Asian Genome Advisory Board
A ROUNDTABLE meeting of South Asian Agriculture Ministers and policy makers has resolved to work for technology sharing to improve productivity of predominantly small land holdings in the region. It also called for efforts to reduce marketing ... More

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