Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES FARM CREDIT Malaprabha Grameena Bank's pact to finance tractors to farmers THE Dharwad-based Malaprabha Grameena Bank, a regional rural bank sponsored by Syndicate Bank having its branches in Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Belgaum districts of Karnataka, has signed an agreement with New Holland Tractor Company to finance ... More ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK 
Force multiplierA cow with its calf, conceived through artificial insemination, at Jala village in Nalgonda district. Artificial insemination is being taken up in a big way to raise livestock, which has become a favourite activity of the farmers. Rural youths ... More FERTILISERS Kochi port plans to convert dredged materials to organic manure THE Cochin Port Trust is considering a comprehensive project to convert the dredged materials in the port channels into organic manure aimed at earning additional revenue as well as minimising the dredging cost. Sources in the port trust said ... More HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES Hyderabad to host 4-day Nursery Mela OVER 1,000 nurseries in Andhra Pradesh have recorded a turnover of Rs 375 crore, with well-known Kadiam nursery in East Godavari district earning Rs 150 crore. The State had registered horticulture exports of Rs 400 crore last year and expected ... More RUBBER Rubber crashes on panic sales RUBBER prices crashed on Tuesday. After an almost steady opening, the market reacted sharply to the panic selling from dealers and growers recording all round losses in all grades including latex motivated by another steep fall in overseas ... More SUGAR Yellow leaf syndrome virus attacks sugarcane in AP INCIDENCE of yellow leaf syndrome virus attacks in sugarcane have been reported in at least two places in the North Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh. Agricultural scientists said this was perhaps the first incidence of this virus from the ... More
AP package for sugar factories TEA Indco tea factories seek minimum price THE Nilgiris Industrial Tea Factories Members' Association has appealed to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, to fix a minimum price of Rs 8-10 a kg, depending on the quality, for tea green leaves supplied by small growers to ... More AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 
Invest more in dry land farming: IcrisatINVESTMENTS to develop dry land farming need to be increased to levels in irrigated farming for rural development and for the benefits of modern technology, including biotechnology to reach the rural poor, according to Dr William Dar, ... More
Nabard to launch farmers' clubs in Kerala SILK 
Not smooth as silkA farmer tending to silkworms on his sericulture farm in Kerala's Thrissur district. Though India is second in silk production in the world and the largest silk consumer, the growers are facing problems. Their woes mainly arise from increasing ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Rains rescue kharif oilseeds from gloom WIDESPREAD monsoon rains last month have helped kharif oilseeds recover from the gloom it faced some weeks ago. "The torrential rains which flooded Mumbai have actually helped oilseeds, especially groundnut. The rains should help improve the ... More POULTRY 
No more free runsPoultry stalls in the State will be brought under the rules applicable to slaughter houses and meat stalls. The rules stipulate that such stalls be placed at a minimum distance of 90 metres from dwellings and 30 metres from public roads, in ... More MARKETING Agri co-op society plans to market arecanut in Gujarat THE Mangalore-based South Kanara Agriculturists' Cooperative Marketing Society (SKACMS) Ltd is planning to market arecanut in Gujarat from next year. Now, the operations of the society are limited to Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Jul. 31-Aug. 6 FMC notice to NMCE on coffee delivery row New `knowledge' and the farming community Pakistan may resume sugar imports from India — 3-4 lakh tonnes export likely Water storage level 25 pc higher than average in a decade — Oil seeds, rice coverage still lagging behind Rains wreak havoc — Maharashtra poultry industry in trouble Parliament panel moots MSP for coffee — Calls for `massive' subsidy for plantations, small growers UP sugar sector witnessing investment boom Coffee exports may dip to 10-year low — Growers, traders hold back stocks anticipating higher price |
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