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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, October 20, 2009 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Farm research must transform with changing food demands As the world lauds India’s economic progress, the nation’s policy makers are battling a bigger challenge – the multifaceted food security challenge posed by the 1.5-billion population by 2050. On the demand side, factors such ... AQUACULTURE: Seafood industry in a bind over catch certification Govt may seek more time to implement EU norm. Kochi Oct. 19 Months ahead of the January 1, 2010 deadline when the catch certification becomes mandatory for Indian seafood exports to the European Union, the country’s seafood industry is ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: North-easterly flows lack in strength India Meteorological Department's (IMD) outlook does not provide any signal to the onset of north-east monsoon at least until October ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Cardamom rules steady on buying support Demand-supply mismatch seen unlikely this season. Cardamom prices ruled steady at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu last week on good buying support despite moderately ... METALS: World lead, zinc seen in surplus till next year Higher global usage of refined lead metal likely. Mumbai, Oct. 19 Recognising that economic crisis has created an increased degree of uncertainty in the global lead and zinc markets and that unforeseen future developments regarding both supply ... TEA: Large volumes of tea withdrawn at Coonoor auction Coonoor, Oct. 19 For the fourth consecutive week, prices traced declining trend at the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association this week. Substantial volumes were withdrawn at Sale No: 41 as bids fell short of the base price. Internal ... EVENTS: Meet to address rubber growers’ needs Mangalore, Oct. 19 A State-level rubber growers’ conference will be held at Ujire in Dakshina Kannada district on October ... TEA: Social cost of tea industry estimated at Rs 7/kg ITA working on ways to adopt Central welfare schemes to reduce burden. The Tea Board has asked the industry to work out modalities to reduce its social cost estimated at Rs 7 for every kg of tea produced. The Union Government, it is learnt, is ... RUBBER: Spot rubber stretches to Rs 111/kg Kottayam, Oct. 19 Physical rubber prices flared up on Monday. According to sources, the market moved up on covering purchases though there was no trendsetting factor specific to rubber observed behind the bull run. Sheet rubber improved to Rs ... OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: A potential not fully extracted FOCUS: OILSEEDS. India is among the world’s 10 largest producers of oilseeds. Soyabean (85-95 lakh tonnes), rapeseed/mustard (55-70 lakh tonnes) and groundnut in-shell (60-70 lakh tonnes) constitute nearly three-fourth of the total annual ... CORPORATE FARMING: A State under-explored, under-invested FOCUS: MADHYA ... ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: Conserving rare breed Driven to disappearance: The Vechur cow, popular in Kerala until the 1960s, is fast becoming extinct. Cross-breeding and the emergence of high-yielding hybrids have made this native breed a rare one these days. Endemic to Vechoor and ... RICE: Catching up with climate ... Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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