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FARM CREDIT


Banks achieve 57% of farm credit target in H1
NEARLY 45 lakh new farmers have been extended credit by various banks during the first half of the current fiscal with the public sector banks (PSBs) accounting for a little over 21 lakh of them. According to data made available by the ... More

TEA


Small tea growers seek reasonable floor price
THE Nilgiris Small Tea Growers' Association has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to accord tea growers similar status as those given to general farmers cultivating crops such as paddy and sugar cane. "We have appealed for treating tea growers ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


Cotton futures may rise further
NEW YORK cotton futures ended higher on Friday on speculative buying closing the year on a positive note. Demand has been consistent despite the prospects of a huge crop due to heavy offtake from countries like China, the world's top consumer ... More

COTTON


NEWS ANALYSIS
Bt cottonseed: AP case against Monsanto undesirable
THE report that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to file a case against Monsanto Biotech Ltd for charging abnormally high price for the genetically modified (GM) Bt. cottonseed should raise serious concern not only within the seed ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


Pepper prices continue to slide on selling pressure
PEPPER prices continued its downward trend during the week on selling pressure of futures of nearby delivery coupled with weak trading in spot and slow harvesting. Spot prices of MG1 and Ungarbled on Saturday were Rs 7,050 and Rs 6,650 a ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Girijan co-ops to market popular forest products
CATCHING up with changing consumer preferences and increasing presence of synthetic substitutes, the Girijan Cooperative Corporation (GCC) has decided to market some popular forest products in new sizes and attractive packs. The products that ... More



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