The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, September 07, 2006

FARM CREDIT
Plea to extend credit support for jatropha
Cultivation of tree-borne oil crops such as jatropha or karang (pungam), which yield bio-fuel, should be brought under regular agriculture and all the credit facilities being made available to agriculture crops should be extended to them ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Fresh spurt of rains likely in Kerala, TN
Lower over western MP likely to weaken More

CULTIVATION
Stream of serenity
A NATURAL HILL-STREAM at Champaguda, an interior village in Araku mandal in Andhra Pradesh, is a lifeline to tribals living in the area. They grow three crops with water from the stream. ... More

PLANTATIONS
Planters annual conference
The 53rd Annual Conference of The Planters' Association of Tamil Nadu is proposed for September 9 at the UPASI Hall in Coonoor. The Sri Lankan Minister for Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development, Mr S.R. Arumugan Thondaman, is expected ... More

POWER
AP imposes power cuts to save kharif crops
Urban areas in Andhra Pradesh including towns up to mandal level will be subjected to power cuts from Wednesday to ensure that the standing kharif crops get adequate water supply. The power cuts will be effective till November when the kharif ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber declines further
Spot rubber showed further weakness on Wednesday. Selling from dealers intensified as international markets recorded hectic losses mainly in TOCOM following continuous long liquidation amidst extremely low buying interest from major consuming ... More

TEA
Volume continues to be low at Coonoor tea auctions
The volume offered for sale at the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) continues to be low with the catalogue showing 8.73 lakh kgs for the Sale No: 36 to be held on Thursday and Friday. This is 19-week low volume except for the marginal ... More

Making e-auction system better
Tea Board is currently entertaining stakeholders' views on the changes being contemplated to the e-auction system. This endeavour is not only welcome but also imperative, given the reality that it is only in the South that e-auctions have been ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Amul to be sole GCMMF milk brand in Gujarat
Other district-level brands to be phased out More

COCONUT & COPRA
Kerala loses monopoly over coconut cultivation
Other southern States' entry tips the scale More

COFFEE
World coffee exports down on dip in output
Consumption rises to 117 million bags; prices up in July More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom planters float new company for direct marketing
Move to increase per capita consumption, ensure remunerative prices for growers More

Pepper futures soar on buying support
Pepper futures rose on Wednesday by Rs 655 to Rs 793 a quintal on NCDEX and from Rs 709 to Rs 836 on NMCE. The futures market touched the highest permissible level for the day, on reports of confirmation by the Sri Lankan Commerce Secretary, Mr ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
Prices of pulses zoom; more crop damage feared
Silver lining: Coverage could increase in rabi season More

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