The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 23, 2006

Livestock insurance scheme coming — Centre to bear 50 pc of premium, says Cabinet panel
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the `Livestock insurance scheme' that is to be implemented as a pilot project in 100 districts during 2005-06 and 2006-07. The Government will subsidise half of the premium that has ... More

CULTIVATION

Foodgrain production seen up at 209.32 mt
Rabi output likely to be tad lower; wheat crop seen below initial estimates
THE country's total foodgrain production has been projected at 209.32 million tonnes (mt) in 2005-06 (July-June), up 4.71 mt over last year. However, the wheat crop have been affected by bad weather conditions and the Government has pruned its ... More

AQUACULTURE

Windfall for fisherfolk
Traditional fishermen venture out into the sea at the crack of dawn in Visakhapatnam as the demand for fish has increased with people opting to stay away from chicken due to the bird flu scare. Most chicken shops in the city remained closed and ... More

RUBBER

Spot rubber prices firm on low arrivals
DECLINING arrivals and the scarcity of sellers kept the domestic spot rubber prices firm on Wednesday. According to sources, even village markets seemed to be suffering from short supply. Certain buyers from the tyre sector were buying sheet ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Farmers' bodies to hold workshops on Budget
FARMERS' associations under the Confederation of Indian Farmers' Associations (CIFA), across the country, in a bid to create awareness among farmers about Union Budgets, have decided to organise workshops on February 28 and March 1, to evaluate ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Vegetable oil price outlook seen positive in short-term
DEFYING the prognosis of experts and contrary to the general expectation of players, the global vegetable oil market has remained rather subdued in the last several months. The market has rallied only in the last few days, that too on weather ... More

POULTRY

Poultry sector plan to get back on its feet — Bollywood likely to lend succour
The campaign programme being chalked out will carry different flavours in different parts of the country. More

Allow poultry vehicles, AP tells neighbours
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has appealed to neighbouring States to allow poultry vehicles from the State to enter those States. Reiterating that there is no bird flu in the State, the Government has decided to write letters to the Governments ... More

Bird flu: Five-star hotels keeping guests informed
FIVE-STAR hotels in the city have decided to put precaution ahead of hasty action, as reports of Government action to prevent the spread of disease flow in. An official with a star hotel said their guests - the majority of whom are from ... More

Chicken prices crash 35 pc
BATTERED by the avian flu fear, the demand for poultry products continues to remain low. The low consumer response is reflected in the slashing of farm-gate price of broilers announced by the State broiler coordination committee (BCC). The prices ... More

`Bird flu scare results in Rs 200-cr loss to truckers'
As the scare spread, many States denied the entry of chicken and eggs in their territory and consequently, 70-80 per cent of the total truck fleet became non-operational at the major poultry and hatchery trading centres. More

Poultry insurance covers bird flu losses, clarify officials
LOSSES arising out of culling of birds affected by avian flu are covered by insurance, officials of public sector companies clarified on Wednesday. "Culling of birds to prevent a communicable disease affecting human beings as well as culling ... More

Culling of chicken in Navapur completed
THE task of culling the chicken in the bird flu outbreak zone and surrounding 10 km radius in Navapur has been completed. The workers culled 1,94,124 birds in the poultry farms, 14,669 birds from backyard co-operatives and destroyed 3,66,000 ... More

Chicken check
A team of veterinary doctors and health officers of the West Bengal Government checking the chicken in a market in Kolkata on Wednesday. The team educated the traders about handling chicken, gave tips on how to find out whether the birds had ... More

EVENTS

Post-harvest tech expo in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: The city will host a three-day national conference-cum-expo on post-harvest technologies from March 3 at the HITEX expo facility at Madhapur. The Post Harvest 2006 will focus on logistics, storage, packaging and marketing of ... More

Palm oil conference to focus on bio-diesel
IT is that time of the year when the world's top players in the vegetable oil and related industries as also service providers converge in Kuala Lumpur to foresee how the market would behave over the following months. A day ahead of the annual ... More