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TEA: Dhunseri Tea brewing overseas acquisition plans
Eyes opportunities in Africa, South-East Asia. Kolkata, Nov.3 Dhunseri Tea & Industries Ltd is looking for suitable opportunities outside the country to acquire tea ...

INSIGHT: Why not covered agriculture?
We are faced with unprecedented global warming, as also threatened by drought and famine. However, this happens to be the time when radical restructuring can be undertaken. A large proportion of the farming population, according to a study ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Arabian Sea ‘low’ likely by Nov 8
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has hinted at the possibility of a low-pressure area over the southeast Arabian Sea off the Kerala coast over the next five ...

AGRICULTURE: Weak monsoon shrivels kharif crop output
Sugarcane, rice worst hit; enough cereal stocks for buffer. The worst recorded South-West monsoon since 1972 has taken a heavy toll this year’s kharif crop, with rice and sugarcane being the most ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Strong demand pushes up pepper futures, spot prices
Kochi, Nov. 3 Pepper futures shot up on good buying support and amid reports of tight ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Demand keeps cardamom firm
Record sales at Vandanmettu. The average cardamom prices vacillated between Rs 670 and Rs 710 a kg during last week at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and good demand despite ...

PLANTATIONS: Plantations get set to adopt mechanisation
LABOUR SHORTAGE. Munnar, Nov. 3 The lure of greener pastures has put the Indian plantation industry in a ...

GOLD & SILVER: Purchase of gold will help RBI diversify forex reserves
Mumbai, Nov. 3 The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to purchase 200 tonnes of gold from IMF is seen as an effort on the central bank’s part to diversify its forex reserves holdings and reduce the dependence on ...

FERTILISERS: Special cell in Bengal soon to monitor fertiliser prices
The West Bengal Government plans to set up a special cell at the Writers’ Building to educate farmers on fertiliser prices and seed quality, according to Mr Sanjeev Chopra, State ...

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS: Panel submits report on dairy farming
Kottayam, Nov. 3 The expert committee appointed by the State Government to introduce livestock and dairy farming sector reforms has called for investment to the tune of Rs 3,240 crore in these sectors in three ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber prices unchanged
Kottayam, Nov. 3 Spot rubber closed unchanged on Tuesday. According to sources the market lost its direction as the domestic rubber futures slipped shedding the initial gains on late trades on ...

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: Icrisat takes up village data project in Bangladesh
Hyderabad, Nov. 3 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) will implement a five-year project in Bangladesh that seeks to improve the quantity and quality of village-based ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Jay Shree Tea posts Rs 33.16-cr net profit
Kolkata, Nov. 3Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd reported Rs 33.16 crore profit for the quarter to September ...


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