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EVENTS: Golden rice likely to be available in 3 years
It could make up for huge loss of soil micronutrients. The much-talked about ‘Golden Rice’, or the new generation rice that boasts of fortification with minerals vitamins, would be available for the Indian farmers in three years, ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Dry spell affects cardamom plants
Prices ruling near Rs 600/kg. Inadequate summer rains in major cardamom growing areas in Kerala's Idukki district have led to plants in several estates to wither in the continuous ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Models say Bay readying for monsoon onset
Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 International models saw the first wave of monsoon rains entering extreme southwest Bay of Bengal in two days prior to a subsequent onset over the Andaman ...

POULTRY: Poll gains
Feeding cadre: A trader arranging eggs at Ernakulam market in Kochi. Thanks to the ...

FLORICULTURE: Ferns N Petals sets up first franchise in Kashmir
TULIPS FROM THE VALLEY. The flower trade in Kashmir is waiting to take off, from the new international airport at Srinagar. Ms Nusrat Jahan Ara, founder-director of Petals Agritech who has just become the first franchisee of the florist chain, ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber prices decline on global cues
Kottayam, May 11 The domestic rubber prices declined on Monday. In the physical market, the rates fell following the declines in futures, an observer said. There was no fresh demand from the major consuming industries. Moderate selling ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures continue to decline
Kochi, May 11 Pepper futures market witnessed high volatility on Monday and closed below the last weekend close on ...

EVENTS: Matsyafed expo
The six-day ‘Matsyamahotsav 2009’ exhibition organised by Kerala State Cooperative Federation for Fisheries Development Ltd (Matsyafed) in the city has drawn participation from several national and regional institutions. According ...

Columnists: G Chandrashekhar Sharad Joshi




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