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CULTIVATION: Rabi acreage up in all crops barring wheat
New Delhi, Nov. 21 With winter steadily setting in, farmers have already sown almost a third of the normal area ...

TEA: Global slowdown may dampen tea exports
Pressure on demand, companies’ spending forecast. Hyderabad, Nov. 21 It’s testing time for tea exporters. While the demand for Indian tea has shot up following the production woes in Kenya, the global slowdown in economy might prove ...

AQUACULTURE: Infrastructure for fisheries sector to be modernised
Fisheries Development Board puts cost at Rs 600 cr. Hyderabad, Nov. 21 A total of Rs 600 crore would be required to modernise the infrastructure in the country, especially the fishing harbours and landing centres to boost the ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: IMD sets up watch for ‘low’ over southeast Bay
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 21 India Meteorological Department (IMD) has joined the list of weather forecasters to set up a watch for a low-pressure area in the making over southeast Bay of ...

TEA: TGLIA tea tasting session held at global meet
Kochi, Nov. 21 The tea tasting session of the TGLIA prize winning teas was held on Friday at the three-day Tea and Coffee World Cup Asia ...

CORPORATE FARMING: Vikas WSP to acquire 5,000 acres in Rajasthan
8,000 tonnes of organic guarseed planned. Mumbai, Nov. 21 Vikas WSP has moved the Rajasthan Government to acquire 5,000 acre wasteland near Hanumangarh. The land will be made arable utilising water from the Indira Gandhi ...

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TEA: Export enquiries for orthodox tea at Kochi sales
Kochi, Nov. 21 Despite the surge in arrivals of both leaf and dust tea at the Kochi Tea Auction, prices continued to remain steady to lower. There was better demand from the loose tea trade sector, while exporters remained less active at the ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber prices drop on lack of buying support
Kottayam, Nov.21 The rubber prices finished weak on Friday. Negative reports from the Japanese markets and the absence of support from the domestic consuming industries were the leading factors which influenced the sentiments during the ...

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: Icrisat opens knowledge centre for food processing
Hyderabad, Nov. 21 The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has opened NutriPlus Knowledge Centre at its Agri-Science ...

CASHEW: ‘Vision 2020’ to help prepare road map for cashew sector
Mangalore, Nov. 21 In its efforts to prepare a road map that can be implemented by stakeholders in cashew economy, the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) will launch ‘Vision 2020’ in Mangalore on November ...

CULTIVATION: AP finalises draft policy on organic farming
Hyderabad, Nov. 21 With a view to reducing the use of chemical fertilisers and increasing value of farm produce, the Andhra Pradesh Government has finalised a draft policy on ...

SUGAR: UP mills offer Rs 125 a quintal for sugarcane
Chennai, Nov. 21 Private sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh on Friday offered to pay Rs 125 a quintal for the sugarcane that would be supplied to them by ...





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