Agriculture
Coconut Board formulating plans to help growers
THE Coconut Development Board (CDB) is formulating plans to help growers earn more income per coconut by tapping its by-products such as husk, shell and tender coconut water, the CDB Chairman, Dr P. Rathinam, has said.

Environment
Global campaign for sustainable farming
A COALITION of environmental and people's movements from India, Philippines, Malaysia and the US would take a `People's Caravan' through Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry to promote sustainable agriculture.

Health
Ayurveda products may go off APEDA's list
THE Centre is looking into the issue of relieving the Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) of dealing with Ayurvedic products, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr C.P. Thakur, has said. The responsibility was now sought to be entrusted to an independent entity, he added.

Plantations
Coffee Board may retain 15,000 t
THE Coffee Board plans to retain around 15,000 tonnes of coffee for the six-month period between October 2000 and April 2001, the Chairperson of the Coffee Board, Ms Lakshmi Venkatachalam, has said.

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