The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 21, 2006

WHEAT
Wheat area rises 45 pc
The news on the domestic wheat front is good so far. Cumulative acreage under the crop, at 70.76 lakh hectares (lh), is almost 45 per cent more than the 48.84 lh sown during this time last year. The two main States that contribute to the ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Cyclonic circulation drifts away
Bay of Bengal likely to witness reduced turbulence More

CULTIVATION
Rabi oilseeds acreage slips, pulses sowing up
Divergent coverage trend mainly due to price movements More

Farming based on zodiac principles of crop calendar
Finding popularity among growers in southern States More

AQUACULTURE
`EU team assessing seafood units'
A team from European Commission's Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) is on a visit in the country to carry out assessment of units exporting marine products to European Union countries. The office checks on compliance of the requirements of ... More

INSIGHT
Directed lending — a new approach
Rather than mandating farm credit targets, an enabling environment must be created so as to motivate Rural Financial Institutions to widen credit outreach. More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Rains hit grape cultivation in Coimbatore
The monsoon dependent crop suffered some setback between 2002 and 2005 because of drought. The unexpected, unseasonal rain is said to have caused extensive damage to the crop this year. Mr N. Manickam, Technical Adviser, Coimbatore District ... More

RUBBER
Rubber exporters asked to return duty drawback money
Natural rubber exporters, who received Rs 10.4 crore as one per cent duty drawback from the Centre for exporting 1,28,000 tonnes of rubber during the last two years, have been asked to return the amount forthwith by the Central Excise ... More

Spot rubber rules steady
Physical rubber prices were almost steady on Monday. The market did not respond to the fall in the global market in view of concerns over supply, sources said. RSS 4 ruled static at Rs 79 a kg, while ungraded rubber firmed up on moderate enquires ... More

Asia Rubtech Expo in Kochi
Indian Rubber Institute will conduct Asia Rubtech Expo 2006 from November 23 to 25 at Le Meridien Convention Centre here. The expo will focus mainly on the latest developments in product design, manufacturing, testing ... More

TEA
Tea prices ease at auctions in South
Higher offerings in all centres More

WATER
Kerala for consensus on Mullaperiyar, says CM
The Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, has said that Kerala will try to strike up a consensus with Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar issue, but without sacrificing its own interests. The Chief Minister said this while addressing an ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Rs 30-cr Nabard aid for Kerala
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 30.25 crore to the Kerala Government for implementing 99 projects being executed by various departments. A significant part of the assistance under the Rural ... More

EVENTS
Meet to examine commodities' economic value
Gujarat and commodities of special interest to the State will be focus of attention at the first regional conference on "Commodities as an investment opportunity" organised by Radical Communications and to be held in Ahmedabad during November ... More

Meet to examine agri-biz relevance
A one-day consultative meet to discuss `Role of Agribusiness in Poverty Reduction' will be held in Pune on November 21. Agribusiness has the potential to accelerate the development process by inducing transformation in ... More

Fair time
FLOCKING CONSUMERS: The annual groundnut fair in Bangalore, generally held in the third week of November every year, opened on Monday. Groundnut varieties from all over the South, including Krishnagiri; Salem; Chittoor; and neighbouring towns of ... More