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  • Nabard's special financial package for tsunami victims (December 29, 2004)
  • Nabard package for AP's tsunami victims (December 29, 2004)
  • Nabard credit to top Rs 20,000 cr in Kerala (December 18, 2004)
  • TNAU's Community Radio Project (December 11, 2004)
  • Japanese envoy for Icrisat meet (December 07, 2004)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 143 cr for AP irrigation projects (November 29, 2004)
  • Icrisat training centre (November 23, 2004)
  • Nabard loan for rural projects in AP (November 03, 2004)
  • Icrisat head to chair Alliance of Future Harvest (November 02, 2004)
  • Nabard outlay for Tirunelveli (October 29, 2004)
  • Govt yet to decide on McKinsey for FCI recast plan (October 29, 2004)
  • Nabard funds for lift irrigation in AP (October 26, 2004)
  • Nabard offers AP Rs 500-cr loan for farmland development (October 15, 2004)
  • `Focus on rural non-farm sector' (October 11, 2004)
  • `Why engage McKinsey for FCI recast?'
    Comprehensive studies already done, say critics
    (October 07, 2004)
  • Nabard(Thiruvananthapuram) staff strike work (October 06, 2004)
  • Nabard staff strike today (October 05, 2004)
  • Haryana wants Nabard fund for all irrigation projects (October 01, 2004)
  • Nabard pares interest rates on agri-clinics loans (September 29, 2004)
  • Nabard sanctions drought relief to Kerala (September 28, 2004)
  • Nabard creates farmers' clubs (September 16, 2004)
  • Icrisat launches Strategy 2010 (September 15, 2004)
  • Nabard releases Rs 5.19 cr for Kerala (September 09, 2004)
  • ADB-Icrisat initiative to strengthen tie-ups (September 02, 2004)
  • FCI bond market foray on hold (August 19, 2004)
  • Largest germplasm collection with Icrisat (August 14, 2004)
  • Icrisat to promote sweet sorghum for production of ethanol (August 13, 2004)
  • Nabard staff on warpath (August 10, 2004)
  • `Watershed works of Nabard progressing well' (August 09, 2004)
  • Nabard CD on farm projects (August 06, 2004)
  • Timely Nabard credit line for farmers (July 31, 2004)
  • Apeda, Concor tie up for moving perishable goods (July 29, 2004)
  • Nabard cuts interest rate (July 27, 2004)
  • Icrisat to boost legumes output in Philippines (July 23, 2004)
  • Icrisat DG in Kalam's team to Tanzania (July 13, 2004)
  • Icrisat, TeNeT to set up rural kiosks to gather Met data (July 07, 2004)
  • Plea to beef up Nabard (July 01, 2004)
  • Icrisat posts turnaround performance (June 18, 2004)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 28.16 cr for Kerala (June 18, 2004)
  • Nabard aid for AP irrigation projects (June 16, 2004)
  • Nabard eases norms for refinancing in Kerala (June 15, 2004)
  • Farm tech body to focus on post-harvest issues (June 11, 2004)
  • Global body moots farm trade reforms (May 27, 2004)
  • Virtual academy in Thanjavur (May 11, 2004)
  • FIB panel reconstituted (April 09, 2004)
  • Nabard support to TN, Pondy at Rs 2,340 cr (April 07, 2004)
  • Icrisat signs pact with TVS farm institute (April 01, 2004)
  • Banks may let FCI prepay loans sans penalties (March 30, 2004)
  • Icrisat signs MoU with US academy (March 10, 2004)
  • TNAU to receive Rs 4-cr research grant from USAID (March 01, 2004)
  • Nabard pegs Kerala's credit potential at Rs 13,981 cr (February 28, 2004)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 94-crore loan to AP (February 24, 2004)
  • Nabard cuts interest rates (February 14, 2004)
  • Nabard credit plan for Idukki released (February 11, 2004)
  • 3 farm science centres coming up in Karnataka (February 05, 2004)
  • Nabard Regional Office (February 03, 2004)
  • FCI sops may impact banks' profit: Crisil (January 28, 2004)
  • Icrisat plays host to World Bank meet on rural strategy (January 21, 2004)
    Agricultural Policy

  • World Bank for radical farm policy changes (December 20, 2004)
  • Kerala Govt to procure pepper, coffee
    Pampa River Development Authority to be set up
    (December 16, 2004)
  • Panel set up to review Price Stabilisation Fund (December 15, 2004)
  • AP seeks more Central aid for irrigation projects (December 09, 2004)
  • A rustic touch (December 02, 2004)
  • Kerala RubberMark's plea to Centre (November 29, 2004)
  • Bill on integrated food law to be introduced in Budget session (November 27, 2004)
  • AP committed to completing irrigation projects, says CM (November 22, 2004)
  • Backward linkage scheme for farmers launched (November 19, 2004)
  • Montek plumps for more investments in farm sector (November 18, 2004)
  • Nominal price increase irks AP sugarcane growers (November 17, 2004)
  • `Farmers need a better deal' (November 11, 2004)
  • SSP sector seeks hike in subsidy as input costs rise (November 10, 2004)
  • AP Govt firm on completing irrigation projects: CM (November 08, 2004)
  • Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 10 per quintal (November 04, 2004)
  • Even after Cabinet approves removal of product from essential commodities list — Govt yet to fr (November 01, 2004)
  • AP, Kenya mull cooperation in farming sector (October 20, 2004)
  • AP CM moots action plan for procurement of agricultural produce (October 18, 2004)
  • Karnataka plans `organic village' in every district (October 16, 2004)
  • AP plans to promote apiculture in a big way (October 06, 2004)
  • MSP for rabi crops likely before sowing (October 05, 2004)
  • Raw sugar imports under advance licence scheme — Govt may have to relax export obligations (September 21, 2004)
  • Haryana geared up for paddy purchase (September 18, 2004)
  • Import sops for AEZ units to stay: Kamal Nath (September 03, 2004)
  • Duty-free import of capital goods for agri units (September 01, 2004)
  • Centre plans umbrella legislation for agri sector (August 30, 2004)
  • Pawar's assurance to Kerala (August 25, 2004)
  • Rural farm kiosks planned in Kerala (August 16, 2004)
  • Cauvery Delta farmers unhappy over MSP (August 13, 2004)
  • Karnataka Govt rules out free power to farmers (July 18, 2004)
  • TN move to promote sugar beet crop tickles industry (July 16, 2004)
  • Oil cos asked to work out subsidised diesel scheme for farmers (July 14, 2004)
  • CCEA nod for copra, raw jute MSP (July 13, 2004)
  • Conversion of paddy fields will be prohibited in Kerala: Minister (July 08, 2004)
  • AP mulls Act to regulate quality of seeds to farmers (July 05, 2004)
  • `Nabard to work closely with co-ops, RRBs' (July 05, 2004)
  • Manmohan sets store by second Green Revolution (July 02, 2004)
  • AP Assembly passes farmers' credit moratorium Bill (June 22, 2004)
  • Edible oils, grains import put in `high risk' food items list (June 16, 2004)
  • CM announces sops for AP farmers (June 14, 2004)
  • Huge Govt support still distorting farm trade: OECD (June 14, 2004)
  • AP plans welfare schemes for farming community (June 12, 2004)
  • AP Govt may float bonds to fund irrigation projects (June 08, 2004)
  • Pawar rules out grains export, sugar imports (May 29, 2004)
  • PHDCCI for scrapping of controls on movement of agricultural goods (May 27, 2004)
  • Farm, Food Ministries merger: A step in right direction (May 26, 2004)
  • Quota for milk powder, maize import hiked (May 24, 2004)
  • Govt scraps sugar buffer stock (May 21, 2004)
  • Sugar co-ops to seek new package from Govt (May 20, 2004)
  • Reddy extends credit package benefits to farmers till June-end (May 17, 2004)
  • SC ruling on cane pricing: Sugar prices may increase (May 11, 2004)
  • Statutory minimum price — Maharashtra sugar co-ops unruffled by SC ruling (May 10, 2004)
  • Don't allow subsidy spat to derail farm trade reform (April 09, 2004)
  • Govt puts off implementation of plant quarantine order to June 1 (April 06, 2004)
  • Central Ministry's farm spend — Poultry, fisheries to get top priority (April 05, 2004)
  • Kerala cabinet doubles compensation for crop loss (April 02, 2004)
  • Kerala defers recoveries on farm loans (March 11, 2004)
  • AP Govt announces sops for cane growers (February 28, 2004)
  • 2 delta taluks in Cuddalore dist (February 25, 2004)
  • `MSP not to be made mandatory' (February 09, 2004)
  • Krishna offers sops for farmers (February 06, 2004)
  • Softer loan regime for tractor sector (February 04, 2004)
  • OECD farm subsidies distorting trade: IBRD (January 30, 2004)
  • Guarded optimism over foodgrain export policy (January 22, 2004)
  • Cabinet clears Bangalore airport package — Private sector gets entry into foodgrain procureme (January 21, 2004)
  • Come Jan 20: Farmers get call centre
    PM to launch Jaikisan TV channel, FM radio service
    (January 11, 2004)
  • FCI allowed to borrow directly from market (January 10, 2004)
  • Sugar millers upset over hike in cane SMP (January 01, 2004)
    Alternative Medicines

  • Nabard, Reliance in talks for Rs 800-cr medicinal plant project (April 24, 2004)
  • New Delhi to host meet on medicinal plants (March 23, 2004)
  • Kalam plumps for growing rare herbs (March 01, 2004)
  • A herbal harvest (February 23, 2004)
  • Nandan Agro sets up Swiss herbal firm (February 16, 2004)
  • Nandan Agro scouting for tie-ups (January 26, 2004)
    Aluminium

  • Arabal 2004 meet to focus on growth plan (April 15, 2004)
  • Aluminium seen ruling strong (March 05, 2004)
    Animals & Livestock

  • Indian Immunologicals launches Nimesulide injection for animals (November 27, 2004)
  • MPI to invest Rs 10 cr to double capacity (November 23, 2004)
  • Health camp for animals (November 17, 2004)
  • Remedy worse than malady? (November 10, 2004)
  • India, EU spat over buffalo meat exports (October 26, 2004)
  • The cow run (October 25, 2004)
  • Kerala Govt programme to render cattle disease-free soon (October 08, 2004)
  • Goat plague: Red alert in 10 TN districts (September 22, 2004)
  • Training programme for sheep farmers, fishermen in Karnataka (September 22, 2004)
  • IIL bags FMD vaccine supply order from Iraq (September 06, 2004)
  • Fresh ban on import of livestock products (August 10, 2004)
  • Meat exports on the rise (August 09, 2004)
  • Buffalo meat exporters bullish as Saudi lifts ban (August 02, 2004)
  • CLE undertakes 2 projects for better cattle upkeep (July 16, 2004)
  • Pre-monsoon showers offer hope to cattle camp refugees (May 21, 2004)
  • CIFT develops livestock feed from cuttlefish, squid (May 19, 2004)
  • Call for breed development to spur AP dairy sector (April 29, 2004)
  • Novartis to market Charak's products (April 17, 2004)
  • Dearer cattle (April 07, 2004)
  • Australia to use electronic tags to trace livestock history (March 30, 2004)
  • NDDB signs pact with Kerala for animal disease control (March 29, 2004)
  • Kerala: Rs 34-cr animal care project to curb foot and mouth disease (March 20, 2004)
  • Japanese ban on US beef leaves Australia in a spin (March 18, 2004)
  • Australia to set up more hubs in Gulf for sheep meat exports (March 17, 2004)
  • KSE draws up expansion plan; to set up veg refining plant (March 09, 2004)
  • Rustic images (February 17, 2004)
  • Endangered species (February 07, 2004)
  • Buffalo meat exports may touch 4 lakh tonnes (January 15, 2004)
  • Apeda to cash in on mad cow disease fallout (January 05, 2004)
    Aquaculture

  • `Tsunami may leave marine species unscathed' (December 31, 2004)
  • Duty cut on seafood leaves exporters happy (December 22, 2004)
  • Shrimp exports to US: HLL to pay lower dumping levy (December 22, 2004)
  • A fishy affair (December 22, 2004)
  • US confirms dumping levy on Indian shrimp (December 22, 2004)
  • Out of steam (December 16, 2004)
  • Kerala fishermen go on indefinite strike (December 15, 2004)
  • Kerala: Minister sympathetic but `helpless' (December 15, 2004)
  • `Traditional boats must be allowed to fish in monsoon' (December 11, 2004)
  • Kerala plans ornamental fish breeding (November 17, 2004)
  • Four new species of fish spotted in Kerala rivers (November 16, 2004)
  • `Tuna fishing potential yet to be tapped' (November 13, 2004)
  • Seafood Q1 exports dip (November 10, 2004)
  • Seafood export prices fall on excess catch (November 06, 2004)
  • Into the sunset (November 04, 2004)
  • Policy on marine fishing in the offing (October 21, 2004)
  • Seafood units pin hopes on IBA for revival (October 08, 2004)
  • AIFI to venture into tuna fishing (October 04, 2004)
  • Congestion at Kochi port hits seafood exports (October 02, 2004)
  • Handfed delicacy (September 30, 2004)
  • DGFT withdraws abeyance order on DEPB rate on fish products (September 30, 2004)
  • DGFT withdraws abeyance order on DEPB rate on fish products (September 30, 2004)
  • DGFT withdraws abeyance order on DEPB rate on fish products (September 30, 2004)
  • Handfed delicacy (September 30, 2004)
  • Handfed delicacy (September 30, 2004)
  • Move to modernise Cochin Fisheries Harbour (September 28, 2004)
  • Mariculture for fishermen suggested (September 25, 2004)
  • Ailing seafood units seek relief (September 22, 2004)
  • Fisheries college bags 2 projects (September 14, 2004)
  • Merger of sick seafood units proposed (September 14, 2004)
  • No fishing in troubled waters (September 13, 2004)
  • `Most seafood cos have employed safe processing system' (September 10, 2004)
  • 45 seafood exporters get safe processing certification (September 09, 2004)
  • `Ship-breaking units will hurt shrimp hatcheries' (September 07, 2004)
  • Sethusamudram project — Baalu promises support to fishing sector (September 04, 2004)
  • 4 panchayats to gain from export zone relaxation (September 02, 2004)
  • Revised DEPB rates on marine products in abeyance (August 19, 2004)
  • Ornamental fish rearing project for Lakshadweep (August 17, 2004)
  • Gamut of fishing (August 11, 2004)
  • KSIDC working on revival plan for seafood units (August 09, 2004)
  • Ban on deep-sea fishing in Karnataka (July 31, 2004)
  • US slaps 14.2 pc duty on shrimp from India (July 31, 2004)
  • Waiting for the bounty (July 30, 2004)
  • US dumping suit: Shrimp exporters expect lower levy (July 28, 2004)
  • MPEDA to focus on US, Japan markets (July 27, 2004)
  • AP fishermen told to take the lead in fisheries export (July 24, 2004)
  • Assocham asks Govt to ensure funds for marine exporters (July 21, 2004)
  • Gold medal for Tripura fish farmer (July 12, 2004)
  • 20 fish species in Meenachil endangered: Study (July 07, 2004)
  • Harbours as havens (June 29, 2004)
  • Safety norms for fishermen (June 29, 2004)
  • Peeling the pinch (June 28, 2004)
  • Workshop on fishing harbours in Kochi (June 21, 2004)
  • Fishing in troubled waters (June 19, 2004)
  • Lying low (June 16, 2004)
  • Warning to Kerala fishermen (June 14, 2004)
  • `River-linking will harm fish species' (June 14, 2004)
  • Fish catch in DK, Udupi coast dwindles (June 12, 2004)
  • Kerala fishermen union's plea (June 10, 2004)
  • Ban on deep-sea fishing in Karnataka (June 08, 2004)
  • Seeds of prosperity (June 07, 2004)
  • Blind technique (June 05, 2004)
  • Plea to extend trawling ban in Kerala (June 04, 2004)
  • Wait, to get more! (June 03, 2004)
  • Cup corals identified in Gulf of Mannar (May 31, 2004)
  • Trawling ban from June 14 in Kerala (May 28, 2004)
  • US dumping probe delay may hit shrimp sector (May 27, 2004)
  • `Peeling' for dollar (May 17, 2004)
  • GPS navigators help fishermen steer clear of cyclone (May 13, 2004)
  • Seafood exporters seek separate ministry for marine sector (May 08, 2004)
  • `Kerosene not sanctioned for fisheries sector' (May 08, 2004)
  • Pisciculture not agriculture: SC (May 03, 2004)
  • SC upholds differential pricing in vitamin mix for shrimp feeds (April 30, 2004)
  • Summer bonanza! (April 29, 2004)
  • Marine fisheries tech (April 21, 2004)
  • `No trawling zones' mooted to protect fish wealth of Kerala (April 14, 2004)
  • Matrix Bio plant goes on stream (April 03, 2004)
  • Seafood units urge Centre to fight US anti-dumping duty (April 02, 2004)
  • Breakthrough in captive breeding of sand lobsters (April 02, 2004)
  • West Bengal hopeful of surplus in fish production (March 24, 2004)
  • FAO aqua meet to focus on organic methods (March 11, 2004)
  • Dry spell (March 09, 2004)
  • Kerala shrimp farmers' plea (March 06, 2004)
  • Uncertain future (February 21, 2004)
  • Vizag shrimp exporters to fight US duties (February 20, 2004)
  • Dumping duty on shrimp imports unfair, says industry (February 19, 2004)
  • Shrimp exporters look elsewhere (February 19, 2004)
  • Tough tidings (February 17, 2004)
  • Rs 1 crore for fish farming in Kerala (February 10, 2004)
  • Nod for fishing harbour at Thottapally (February 05, 2004)
  • US anti-dumping suit slows shrimp market (February 04, 2004)
  • Karnataka Fisheries development corpn to be closed down (January 26, 2004)
  • India to file brief in US shrimp dumping case on Monday (January 24, 2004)
  • US orders anti-dumping probe into shrimp imports from India (January 23, 2004)
  • US move likely to affect shrimp prices (January 23, 2004)
  • Symposium on seaweeds in Kochi (January 22, 2004)
  • Bumper harvest (January 21, 2004)
  • Even as threat of Washington levying dumping duty looms — US on buying spree in shrimp market (January 10, 2004)
  • Seafood exporters launch drive to fight dumping suit (January 07, 2004)
  • Dumping suit against Indian shrimp export to US — China, Thailand & Vietnam also face problems (January 02, 2004)
    Awards & Honours

  • NRCB Director gets `Pisang Rajah' award (December 09, 2004)
  • Agricultural awards (November 27, 2004)
  • Icrisat bags two CGIAR awards (November 03, 2004)
  • Chandy's advice to farmers (September 21, 2004)
  • Kerala Agri awards announced (April 14, 2004)
    Bio-tech & Genetics

  • Scientists try to demystify biotechnology for the media (October 21, 2004)
  • Efficient use of bio-tech in agriculture urged (October 12, 2004)
  • Greenpeace cries foul over Bayer's GMO trials (October 01, 2004)
  • Haryana plans to develop bio-villages (August 21, 2004)
  • No rib-tickler this (August 11, 2004)
  • Govt to set up single window body for GM crops (August 11, 2004)
  • `Use science & technology to bridge rich-poor divide' (June 16, 2004)
  • `Biotech industry set for rapid growth in India' (June 11, 2004)
  • Bio-2004 ends with optimism (June 11, 2004)
  • Asian biotech sector making rapid strides (June 09, 2004)
  • An Indian farmer bats for new technology (June 08, 2004)
  • BIO 2004 begins amid protests (June 07, 2004)
  • Morarka Foundation sets up agri-biotech park in Jaipur (June 05, 2004)
  • Gene revolution must reach poor farmers: FAO (May 19, 2004)
  • Greenpeace flays report on GM crops (May 18, 2004)
  • TN farm varsity working on Bt brinjal (April 21, 2004)
  • Call for consensus on GM crops in Asia (April 08, 2004)
  • Inhana Biotech develops rational farming technology (March 02, 2004)
  • Project to isolate drought tolerant genes in plants (February 28, 2004)
    Books

  • Agriculture almanac from ANGRAU (March 23, 2004)
    Budget

  • Tractor cos seek excise exemption for inputs (July 12, 2004)
  • A definite attempt of redress neglect to agriculture (July 10, 2004)
    Cashew

  • Cashew industry urged to have close ties with growers (December 31, 2004)
  • Cashew industry set to achieve record exports this year (December 29, 2004)
  • Rise in cashew exports to US (December 27, 2004)
  • Steady decline in unit price of export cashew (November 29, 2004)
  • Study highlights scope for raising cashew production (November 24, 2004)
  • Cashew industry opposes KCDC, Rubber Board merger (November 16, 2004)
  • Cashew exports increase 50 pc — Raw nut imports rise (October 30, 2004)
  • Cashewnut industry urges steps to double production (October 14, 2004)
  • Call for long-term approach to double cashew output (October 14, 2004)
  • Delicious deal (October 07, 2004)
  • MCX to launch cashew futures (October 05, 2004)
  • Cashewnuts from Panama (October 01, 2004)
  • MCMA plea on cashew (September 30, 2004)
  • MCMA plea on cashew (September 30, 2004)
  • MCMA plea on cashew (September 30, 2004)
  • Cashew export body seeks aid for activities abroad (September 24, 2004)
  • Q1 cashew exports up (August 11, 2004)
  • Karnataka cashew sector wants sales tax cut to 4% (August 02, 2004)
  • Cashew prices up on rising global offtake (July 20, 2004)
  • Vietnam pips India in cashew production as yield declines (July 07, 2004)
  • FDA norms on healthy nuts may not hit cashew exports (July 03, 2004)
  • Lack of clinical proof may bar cashew from FDA nut list (June 23, 2004)
  • Lack of clinical proof may bar cashew from FDA nut list (June 23, 2004)
  • Cashew axed from FDA list of `health' nuts (June 15, 2004)
  • `Make Maharashtra cashew export zone' (June 09, 2004)
  • Call to double cashew output (June 07, 2004)
  • Call to enhance cashew productivity by tech transfer (June 05, 2004)
  • Unseasonal rainfall hits cashew output (May 26, 2004)
  • Cashew kernel exports decline (May 13, 2004)
  • Nabard study on cashew in Perambalur dist (May 06, 2004)
  • Cashew merchants pay Rs 1.5-cr tax (April 30, 2004)
  • Raw cashew nut shortage fuels import dependence (April 29, 2004)
  • Price fall knocks off cashew exports' value (April 03, 2004)
  • Cashew imports seen up (March 11, 2004)
  • Cashew industry upset over cut in DEPB rates (February 20, 2004)
  • Cashew corpn to spend Rs 10.5 cr on high-yielding varieties (February 05, 2004)
  • Policy changes hit cashew industry (January 26, 2004)
  • Cashew exports drop on competition from Vietnam (January 23, 2004)
    Climate & Weather

  • Thrissur receives excess rainfall (December 25, 2004)
  • Accurate weather forecast vital for agriculture: Expert (December 24, 2004)
  • Dry weather prevails over Kerala (December 21, 2004)
  • Isolated rains likely in Kerala (December 14, 2004)
  • Monsoon tentative; dry spell continues in Kerala (December 07, 2004)
  • Easterlies entail tinkering of crop management (November 22, 2004)
  • Alert on pest attack, diseases in paddy (November 04, 2004)
  • Seasonal rainfall evenly spread in Kerala (October 30, 2004)
  • Northern Kerala districts gain from Oct rains (October 27, 2004)
  • N-E monsoon sets in over Tamil Nadu (October 19, 2004)
  • Sudden rain breaks week-long lull in Kerala (October 16, 2004)
  • Wayanad and Kasaragode top monsoon deficit charts (October 06, 2004)
  • Good monsoon week in Kerala (October 02, 2004)
  • More rains forecast in Kerala (September 29, 2004)
  • Sparse rains, evenly spread (September 21, 2004)
  • Monsoon volatile in Kerala (September 14, 2004)
  • Monsoon's last phase in Kerala (September 11, 2004)
  • Monsoon may extend till end of this month (September 08, 2004)
  • Dry spell continues in Kerala (September 03, 2004)
  • El Nino, if at all, will benefit India: IMD (August 21, 2004)
  • Kerala: Deficient rainfall in five districts (August 21, 2004)
  • Another spell of rain likely by month-end (August 20, 2004)
  • More rains forecast for South Kerala (August 17, 2004)
  • Rainfall still not enough, says IMD (August 16, 2004)
  • More rains forecast (August 14, 2004)
  • Bay systems blamed for lack of July rains (August 05, 2004)
  • Concerns over poor monsoon have receded: Chidambaram (August 04, 2004)
  • Time to cheer (August 04, 2004)
  • Tractor makers turn sceptical on monsoon unpredictability (August 03, 2004)
  • Rainfall in AP deficient by nearly 51 pc (August 03, 2004)
  • Monsoon situation turns from bad to worse (July 31, 2004)
  • Monsoon revives in north Kerala (July 30, 2004)
  • Monsoon hits central parts, revives hopes (July 28, 2004)
  • Unfolding scenario a setback to kharif crop (July 24, 2004)
  • Turnaround unlikely in monsoon this month (July 24, 2004)
  • Tractor sales tumble — Price cut hopes add to sector woes (July 21, 2004)
  • Oilseeds output may be hit (July 21, 2004)
  • The redeemer? (July 21, 2004)
  • Wet spell to continue in Kerala (July 21, 2004)
  • Monsoon in `break' phase in North (July 20, 2004)
  • Wet spell to continue in Kerala (July 17, 2004)
  • Monsoon plays truant for yet another week (July 10, 2004)
  • Lung space (July 05, 2004)
  • After a dry last week of June — Monsoon just about normal (July 03, 2004)
  • Idukki gets `excess' rainfall (July 02, 2004)
  • IMD predicts normal rainfall in July — Lull to end by Sunday; repeat of 2002 ruled out (June 30, 2004)
  • Dry spell leaves farmers worried (June 30, 2004)
  • Kerala: Monsoon brilliant in patches (June 01, 2004)
  • Kerala: `Excess' rainfall in most places (May 28, 2004)
  • In troubled waters (May 08, 2004)
  • Kerala: Week-long lull in summer rains (April 23, 2004)
  • Isolated showers likely to continue in Kerala (April 20, 2004)
  • Drought distress (April 20, 2004)
  • `Near neutral El Nino favours good monsoon' (April 16, 2004)
  • Isolated rains forecast in Kerala (April 13, 2004)
  • Summer showers evenly spread in Kerala (April 06, 2004)
  • Summer showers skip Kozhikode and Mallappuram districts (April 02, 2004)
  • Northern dists bear the drought brunt in Kerala (March 19, 2004)
  • AP coastal farmers urged to take up vanilla cultivation (March 18, 2004)
  • Dry weather prevails over Kerala (March 12, 2004)
  • Kollam continues to get showers (March 05, 2004)
  • Study to assess impact of climate change on farming (March 02, 2004)
  • Kollam is the wet spot (February 27, 2004)
  • Kerala left high and dry, once again! (January 09, 2004)
  • Monsoon plays truant again in Kerala (January 03, 2004)
    Co-operatives

  • Amul extends milk outsourcing to hike sales (December 30, 2004)
  • Girijan cooperative embarks on product diversification drive (November 26, 2004)
  • Co-op day celebrations in Mangalore (November 17, 2004)
  • Milma to outsource `Refresh' production to Nadukkara Agro (October 16, 2004)
  • Rs 39-cr Nabard refinance for Kerala co-op agri bank (October 14, 2004)
  • Kerafed to launch a range of products (October 06, 2004)
  • Visakha Dairy polls put off (September 18, 2004)
  • YSR's fiat on tamarind price (September 06, 2004)
  • Milma arm to resume marketing (August 27, 2004)
  • Move to end AP co-op stir (August 25, 2004)
  • Farmers won't be arrested in loan recovery: Chautala (August 21, 2004)
  • Consultancy team blocked by Kerala Co-op bank employees (August 09, 2004)
  • Meet on uniform policy for minor forest produce (July 31, 2004)
  • Kerala Cabinet to discuss Chittur sugar mill revival plan soon (July 28, 2004)
  • Agreenco unit to produce condoms (June 29, 2004)
  • Agreenco to invest Rs 233 cr in Kerala (June 23, 2004)
  • Agreenco to invest Rs 233 cr in Kerala (June 23, 2004)
  • AP CM for speedy privatisation of sick sugar mills (May 29, 2004)
  • `Educate farmers on co-op movement' (May 24, 2004)
  • GCC aims at Rs 160-cr turnover (April 27, 2004)
  • Rubber cooperatives facing financial crunch (April 13, 2004)
  • Co-op OTS extended (April 09, 2004)
  • NCDC offers financial aid to rubber co-ops (April 07, 2004)
  • CoOptions eyes overseas markets (April 05, 2004)
  • Campco sets terms for arecanut procurement (April 01, 2004)
  • `PFI status to NDDB strikes at co-op credo' — Diversion of co-op funds to MNCs imminent, says K (March 09, 2004)
  • Drought affects honey production in AP (March 01, 2004)
  • `Campco, a model co-op agency' (January 22, 2004)
  • Stop preparing development plans for villages: Kurien (January 13, 2004)
    Coal

  • Low participation hits Coonoor tea auctions (November 30, 2004)
  • Poor monsoon boosts coal production (July 29, 2004)
    Coconut & Copra
    Latest Prices
  • 'Coconut plantations may have been affected by tsunami' (December 29, 2004)
  • Coconut palm's untapped wealth in Kerala (December 25, 2004)
  • Kerafed to diversify into other products (December 20, 2004)
  • Anti-mite programme in AP (November 23, 2004)
  • Kerala Govt nod for pesticide use (November 15, 2004)
  • Study finds adulteration in coconut oil; rise in prices seen as reason (October 27, 2004)
  • Rs 11-cr Central aid to fight coconut pest in AP (September 17, 2004)
  • Better return from coconut (September 16, 2004)
  • `Include coconut in horticulture list' (September 15, 2004)
  • World Coconut Day focuses on crop potential (September 03, 2004)
  • CDB to observe World Coconut Day tomorrow (September 01, 2004)
  • Coconut milk powder launched in Kerala (August 21, 2004)
  • TNAU to market `coconut tonic' (August 19, 2004)
  • Coconut Development Board steps up drive to check adulteration (August 17, 2004)
  • Demand for coconut products set to continue (August 13, 2004)
  • `Coconut as carbon sink' campaign gaining wider acceptance (August 12, 2004)
  • Take up contract farming in coconut, States urged (July 19, 2004)
  • Out of twilight zone (July 10, 2004)
  • Imports hurting desiccated coconut powder makers (July 07, 2004)
  • Vayalar project holds out hope for coconut farmers (June 01, 2004)
  • COD identified as best tender coconut variety (April 01, 2004)
  • Pesticide subsidy for TN coconut farmers (March 06, 2004)
  • Model coconut project proves a hit in Vayalar (February 10, 2004)
    Coffee

  • Coffee Board cuts output estimates (December 16, 2004)
  • New way to combat coffee berry borer (December 01, 2004)
  • Coffee powder prices hiked (November 23, 2004)
  • Coffee prices firm up further (November 15, 2004)
  • Coorg planters brew success in home stays (November 06, 2004)
  • Rise in coffee prices not enough, feel growers (November 05, 2004)
  • Award for Classic Coffee (October 21, 2004)
  • Starbucks in pact with Tata Coffee for arabicas (October 20, 2004)
  • Netafim gets Tata Coffee's drip irrigation contract (October 16, 2004)
  • Coffee seen stable on lower Brazil crop next year (October 12, 2004)
  • Bangalore coffee science meet to discuss advances (October 08, 2004)
  • Coffee powder prices go up (September 29, 2004)
  • Coffee exports taper off on low stocks (August 31, 2004)
  • Coffee output seen lower than board estimate (August 25, 2004)
  • Coffee grower-members to get Rs 1,000 — Price stabilisation fund gets going (August 05, 2004)
  • White stem borer may hit arabica output (July 22, 2004)
  • Views from the bottom of a coffee cup (July 09, 2004)
  • A Budget wish list for coffee sector (June 26, 2004)
  • Continental Coffee to set up freeze-dried plant in Guntur (June 25, 2004)
  • Global coffee output, exports seen higher (June 12, 2004)
  • Coffee powder prices up; further hike likely (June 06, 2004)
  • Shortfall seen in global coffee output (May 19, 2004)
  • Direct export of Vizag coffee on the cards (May 04, 2004)
  • Coffee exports come to a standstill (May 04, 2004)
  • Coffee producers told to recognise structural changes (April 16, 2004)
  • Rain brings relief to coffee growers (April 03, 2004)
  • Coffee husk export thru Malpe port (March 27, 2004)
  • Coffee prices on the rise (March 19, 2004)
  • Coffee exporters shy away from booking orders (March 03, 2004)
  • Plea to pare borrowing cost for coffee sector (February 19, 2004)
  • Upturn persists in world coffee prices (February 18, 2004)
  • `Coffee good for health' (February 17, 2004)
  • Mumbaiite bags Barista title (February 10, 2004)
  • Plan to hike coffee acreage in Orissa (February 06, 2004)
  • Action plan to expand world coffee market (February 05, 2004)
  • Coffee prices seen up a tad (February 04, 2004)
  • Coffee promotion drive in Andhra (February 02, 2004)
  • Visakha Coffee Utsav on Feb 2 (January 30, 2004)
  • Beeyu plans fridge-dried coffee plant in Bangalore (January 29, 2004)
  • Rebound in world coffee prices (January 23, 2004)
  • CBDT clarifies on filing of I-T returns by coffee growers (January 07, 2004)
    Coir

  • Kerala Coir body feels VAT is detrimental to it (December 21, 2004)
  • Nod for Alapuzha coir cluster project (November 06, 2004)
  • Coir exports up Rs 38 cr in H1 (November 03, 2004)
  • Rs 417-cr Coir Board credit plan for AP (October 09, 2004)
  • `Coir sector in priority area': Kerala CM (October 07, 2004)
  • Coir Board to invest Rs 3,000 cr in 5 years (September 27, 2004)
  • Coir Board targets 25 pc annual growth in exports (August 22, 2004)
  • `Eco pot' in market soon (August 13, 2004)
  • Coir Board golden jubilee celebrations begin (August 12, 2004)
  • Coir exports up marginally in Q1 (July 27, 2004)
  • Coir Board seeks 20,000 t fibre import from Lanka (July 24, 2004)
  • Coir Board aims at Rs 1,000-cr exports (May 31, 2004)
  • Coir industry grappling with shortage of husks (May 08, 2004)
  • Curbs on peat moss mining may buoy coir pith exports (May 04, 2004)
  • Raw material shortage cripples Kerala coir industry (April 10, 2004)
  • Coir factory workers' bonus (April 07, 2004)
  • Coir exports may touch Rs 400 cr this fiscal (April 05, 2004)
  • Alapuzha coir cluster gets modified ratt (April 03, 2004)
  • Coir products exports up (March 24, 2004)
  • Move to modernise Kerala's coir sector (March 17, 2004)
  • Coir geo-textiles can control soil erosion: Study (February 20, 2004)
  • High production cost remains coir industry's bane (February 18, 2004)
  • Exports of coir products up (February 05, 2004)
  • Stress on value addition of coir products (January 26, 2004)
  • `Coir pith potential not fully exploited' (January 12, 2004)
  • Coir Board plans model village at Tenkasi (January 02, 2004)
    Commodities

  • Inflation declines on cheaper food items, fuel (December 25, 2004)
  • Inflation falls a tad on cheaper food items (December 11, 2004)
  • Commodity price info on Reliance mobiles (December 10, 2004)
  • Cheaper fuel prices keep inflation rate static (December 04, 2004)
  • Guar seeds clock 67 pc returns in H1 (October 25, 2004)
  • Inflation dips on cheaper primary, food articles (October 09, 2004)
  • Commodity prices up on demand-led growth (September 02, 2004)
  • Spices, tyre sectors hit hard by truckers' strike (August 24, 2004)
  • Inflation scales up on costlier fuel, metals (August 21, 2004)
  • Evolve policies to capture $600-b commodity market, says Mukesh (August 12, 2004)
  • Commodity prices turn bullish (August 05, 2004)
  • Chamber calls for easing restrictive inter-State rules (July 27, 2004)
  • Uptrend continues in rubber market (April 06, 2004)
    Commodities Markets

  • Global commodity market workshop in Mumbai (October 04, 2004)
  • `Insufficient liquidity in commodity markets' (May 20, 2004)
  • FMC not averse to merger with SEBI (May 19, 2004)
  • Commodities unlikely to be impacted by change in Govt (May 14, 2004)
  • RBI mulls blanket approval to cos for commodity hedging (May 13, 2004)
  • Markets closed (May 11, 2004)
  • Mutual funds looking at investment in commodities (May 04, 2004)
  • Firm trend seen in castor oil (February 13, 2004)
    Commodity Exchanges

  • NCDEX ties up with IARI for grading agri-products (December 24, 2004)
  • Record delivery in MCX bullion futures (December 24, 2004)
  • Turmeric futures on MCX from today (December 23, 2004)
  • Altos launches gold accumulation programme (December 17, 2004)
  • Telequote offers commodity prices on mobile phones (December 16, 2004)
  • NCDEX completes one year of operations (December 16, 2004)
  • MCX, G.B. Pant varsity to set up krishi kendras (December 12, 2004)
  • MCX to focus specially on rubber, pepper futures (December 11, 2004)
  • Convergence of markets remains non-starter (December 11, 2004)
  • Record volume on NCDEX (December 10, 2004)
  • Global gold equity indices barely gain (November 28, 2004)
  • `NMCE not keen ' (November 24, 2004)
  • Zaveri Commodities launches wire-free futures trading (November 11, 2004)
  • MCX, Financial Technologies, DMCC join hands — Dubai Gold and Commodity Exchange formed (November 10, 2004)
  • Sharad Pawar visits NCDEX (November 09, 2004)
  • STC plans to take part in gold futures trading (November 07, 2004)
  • MCX ties up with TOCOM to share products (November 05, 2004)
  • Online coconut oil trading resumes (November 04, 2004)
  • Zen Comtrade begins trading (October 25, 2004)
  • NCDEX enables demat delivery for 7 commodities (October 22, 2004)
  • Altos Advisory plans to launch online commodity services (October 18, 2004)
  • Seeking safe haven in US commodity futures (October 10, 2004)
  • NCDEX hikes margin on guar seed deals (October 08, 2004)
  • Dena Bank loans on easier terms for M&M tractors (October 07, 2004)
  • New president for ACE (October 06, 2004)
  • NCDEX to launch client codes for members soon (September 29, 2004)
  • FMC plans uniform working system for commodity bourses (September 24, 2004)
  • NCDEX changes default penalty norms (September 21, 2004)
  • MCX introduces `Bandhani' futures for guar seed (September 21, 2004)
  • Commodity futures index from Refco (September 17, 2004)
  • NCDEX to raise VSAT base (September 16, 2004)
  • 'Rise in guar seed prices not alarming' (September 11, 2004)
  • MCX flags off futures trade in wheat, rice (September 09, 2004)
  • GSPC hopes to start online gas trading by December (September 08, 2004)
  • Guar gum prices increase on weather woes (September 07, 2004)
  • NCDEX delivers 45 t of pepper (September 02, 2004)
  • NCDEX approval for 4 more warehouses (August 31, 2004)
  • MCX delivers 145 t of chana physically (August 28, 2004)
  • Castorseed futures prices may recover on speculative buying (August 27, 2004)
  • NCDEX launches soyameal contract (August 24, 2004)
  • A golden future (August 20, 2004)
  • Virus forces `tea break' for e-auctions (August 13, 2004)
  • NMCE sees rise in warehouse receipts volume (August 10, 2004)
  • Guar gum prices crash (August 09, 2004)
  • Seminar on commodities in Hyderabad (July 31, 2004)
  • NMCE introduces evening trading (July 29, 2004)
  • NMCE imposes special margin on short positions; pepper trade upset (July 29, 2004)
  • Crisis in GTB may not affect FCCCI (July 27, 2004)
  • NMCE rubber futures record a new high (July 27, 2004)
  • NCDEX launches raw jute, guar gum contracts (July 27, 2004)
  • Monsoon worry, export demand prop up castorseed prices (July 26, 2004)
  • NCDEX to launch castorseed futures today (July 23, 2004)
  • Commodity futures turnover to zoom (July 18, 2004)
  • NMCE members to get PNB guarantees (July 16, 2004)
  • NMCE records high raw jute futures volume (July 12, 2004)
  • NCDEX begins trading in wheat futures (July 07, 2004)
  • Commodity exchanges seek MF, FII participation (July 07, 2004)
  • Geojit enters Singapore commodity bourse (July 07, 2004)
  • NCDEX wheat futures set for launch today (July 06, 2004)
  • NCDEX deploys 500 VSATs for online commodity trading (July 04, 2004)
  • Time to invest in commodities: Experts (July 04, 2004)
  • NCDEX defers levy for tech connectivity (July 03, 2004)
  • MCX ties up with info service agencies (June 30, 2004)
  • Allow banks to develop gold-backed products: WGC (June 27, 2004)
  • MCX ties up with Telequote for online rates (June 24, 2004)
  • NCDEX trade volume tops Rs 100 crore (June 20, 2004)
  • Bill to allow options trade in commodities soon (June 19, 2004)
  • IPSTA online trading terminal in Wayanad (June 18, 2004)
  • NCDEX to offer automated trading (June 17, 2004)
  • NCDEX offers sellers provisions to deliver in 7 commodities (June 12, 2004)
  • `Volumes in commodities futures may overtake stock market' (June 07, 2004)
  • NMCE to shift trading to VSAT network (June 06, 2004)
  • Three banks to pick up stake in MCX (June 03, 2004)
  • NCDEX ties up with CDSL for demat trading (May 28, 2004)
  • Jute exchange members seek FMC intervention to end stalemate (May 20, 2004)
  • Online commodities futures trading at Thrissur (May 20, 2004)
  • NCDEX to launch sugar, wheat futures in 3 weeks (May 06, 2004)
  • Union Bank of India to invest in MCX (May 06, 2004)
  • IFFCO picks up 12 per cent stake in NCDEX (May 05, 2004)
  • SEBI pact with US commodity futures trading body (April 30, 2004)
  • IPSTA launches online trading in pepper, rubber futures (April 27, 2004)
  • Commodity trading set to regain lost glory (April 27, 2004)
  • JRG adds online futures centre (April 24, 2004)
  • Castorseed futures fall on poor buying (April 23, 2004)
  • Pepper online futures to begin from April 26 (April 17, 2004)
  • Pak commodity exchange evinces interest in NMCE (April 15, 2004)
  • Steel City Commodities opens MCX trading floor (April 13, 2004)
  • NCDEX to launch futures in 5 more commodities (April 11, 2004)
  • NCDEX to begin Web trading from Apr 12 (April 09, 2004)
  • MCX completes 100 days of live trading (April 08, 2004)
  • Peninsular plans commodity futures trading (April 08, 2004)
  • FMC forms panel to study hurdles in commodity futures (April 03, 2004)
  • Commodity exchanges to work with AMFI to draw norms for mutual fund products (April 02, 2004)
  • NMCE launches SMS service for live updates (March 30, 2004)
  • IPSTA to start online trading in pepper, rubber next month (March 29, 2004)
  • JRG at Moolamattom (March 29, 2004)
  • Comex commences futures trading (March 28, 2004)
  • NCDEX to launch new gold, silver contracts (March 28, 2004)
  • Cardamom futures daily turnover tops 100 tonnes (March 27, 2004)
  • `Time to tap potential of commodity futures' (March 23, 2004)
  • NCDEX plans futures trading in 5 more commodities by month-end (March 23, 2004)
  • NMCE launches rapeseed-42 futures (March 18, 2004)
  • JRG launches online commodity trading at Sulthan Bathery (March 18, 2004)
  • NMCE sees delivery for rubber futures at 1,700 t (March 17, 2004)
  • NCDEX appoints Cedar to implement scorecard framework (March 14, 2004)
  • NMCE posts record daily turnover in pepper futures (March 13, 2004)
  • Commodities futures gaining ground (March 10, 2004)
  • Malaysian derivatives, securities riding high (March 10, 2004)
  • MCX to kick-start steel futures trading (March 09, 2004)
  • NCDEX terminals in 102 centres (March 01, 2004)
  • NCDEX completes first demat delivery (February 26, 2004)
  • NCDEX to extend trading hours (February 22, 2004)
  • Dubai investment body, NYMEX in pact for commodity exchange (February 16, 2004)
  • MCX's daily turnover tops Rs 100 crore (February 15, 2004)
  • IPSTA draws up futures plan for chilli, turmeric (February 12, 2004)
  • `Foreign bodies keen to take part in commodity futures' — Cardamom futures go on stream (February 12, 2004)
  • PNB gets RBI nod to pick up NCDEX stake (February 10, 2004)
  • NMCE ties up with HDFC Bank for warehouse receipts (February 07, 2004)
  • NMCE to launch futures in cardamom, pulses (February 06, 2004)
  • Bikaner bourse to trade mustard (January 31, 2004)
  • MCX signs pact with OsterDowJones (January 29, 2004)
  • Record turnover in rubber, pepper futures on NMCE (January 23, 2004)
  • MCX ties up with pulses importers, farmers body (January 23, 2004)
  • NMCE slashes transaction charges (January 13, 2004)
  • MCX: We are No. 1 in gold futures (January 07, 2004)
    Consulting

  • Nabard sets up consultancy arm (January 02, 2004)
    Consumer Finance

  • SBI loans for purchase of M&M vehicles (April 21, 2004)
  • Bank of India ties up with tractor cos (April 21, 2004)
    Contract Farming

  • TN agriculture dept into cotton contract farming (November 23, 2004)
  • Century Agrotech bets big on jatropha to fuel growth (November 10, 2004)
  • Reliance to foray into medicinal farming (November 06, 2004)
  • Pepsi exploring pineapple contract farming in Kerala (July 16, 2004)
  • Bengal not to allow contract farming (July 01, 2004)
  • Nabard okays Rs 66-lakh loan for gherkin projects in Karnataka (April 03, 2004)
  • Contract farming mooted to counter global threat (March 18, 2004)
  • Cotton contract farming urged in TN (January 22, 2004)
  • 'Govt will introduce contract farming' (January 13, 2004)
  • Prime Bio targets 1 lakh acres under contract farming (January 13, 2004)
    Corporate

  • Budget makes farm-linked businesses smile (July 13, 2004)
    Corporate Farming

  • More textile mills queue up for cotton contract farming in Punjab (March 03, 2004)
  • Guarded welcome to corporate farming (January 23, 2004)
    Cotton
    Latest Prices
  • Cotton arrivals put at 73 lakh bales (December 28, 2004)
  • CCEA clears 20 lakh cotton bales for export (December 23, 2004)
  • Powerloom weavers seek lowering customs duty on raw cotton (December 10, 2004)
  • `Surfeit of cottonseed varieties baffling growers' (December 10, 2004)
  • Policy to encourage cotton exports nowhere in sight (December 09, 2004)
  • Subsidy for exports — Global shippers may turn to Indian cotton (December 07, 2004)
  • Cotton prices to rule soft (December 06, 2004)
  • Cotton Corpn agrees to pay transport bill in AP (December 04, 2004)
  • Cotton contracts not supportive of delivery-payment links: SICA (December 02, 2004)
  • Integrated cotton farming, a succour for poor growers (December 01, 2004)
  • Vaghela opposes developed nations' subsidy for cotton (November 30, 2004)
  • Cotton trade in South keen on direct imports (November 25, 2004)
  • Cotton output estimate unchanged at 213 l bales (November 23, 2004)
  • Maharashtra co-op market intervention plan — Cotton arrivals slow down as trade fears price eros (November 22, 2004)
  • Maharashtra Govt in a fix over cotton procurement (November 17, 2004)
  • Cotton fibre quality worries consumers (November 17, 2004)
  • Cotton market under pressure on poor buying (November 15, 2004)
  • CCEA clears MSP operations for Maharashtra (November 13, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may drop on record global output (November 03, 2004)
  • Cotton seen ruling weak until year-end (October 28, 2004)
  • Cotton production in AP put at 30 lakh bales (October 27, 2004)
  • Cotton body's efforts to raise crop area in TN paying off (October 27, 2004)
  • Mounting yarn stock puts spinners in fix (October 24, 2004)
  • Cotton Corpn told to buy more to check price fall (October 21, 2004)
  • Pawar, Vaghela to discuss decline in cotton prices (October 20, 2004)
  • Cotton concerns cry for prompt attention (October 19, 2004)
  • Cotton trade in a tricky situation as prices dip (October 13, 2004)
  • Global alliance mooted for genomic research of cotton (October 12, 2004)
  • Clean cotton club for quality improvement (October 09, 2004)
  • Bt Cotton crop likely to create problem of plenty in AP (October 05, 2004)
  • Low global cotton prices may affect domestic growers (October 05, 2004)
  • CCI procures 3.19 lakh bales from Maharashtra (September 30, 2004)
  • CCI procures 3.19 lakh bales from Maharashtra (September 30, 2004)
  • CCI procures 3.19 lakh bales from Maharashtra (September 30, 2004)
  • 11 cotton markets developed in Haryana (September 29, 2004)
  • Rise in Bt cotton area key to record output (September 28, 2004)
  • SICA seeks inputs for cotton funding model (September 27, 2004)
  • SIMA engages agri varsity to study cotton seed market (September 27, 2004)
  • Cotton Corpn to set up 55 purchasing centres in AP (September 25, 2004)
  • SICA annual meet at Coimbatore (September 23, 2004)
  • Uncertainty over cottonseed promotion irks processors (September 22, 2004)
  • Record cotton crop seen next season — Advisory boards pegs production at 213 lakh bales (September 22, 2004)
  • Cotton may fall on new arrivals, weak yarn (September 18, 2004)
  • Cotton rates ease on hopes of bumper crop (September 15, 2004)
  • Nabard expands scope of kisan credit cards (September 14, 2004)
  • World cotton prices may fall (September 03, 2004)
  • Cotton mills seek ICA arbitration for imports (August 30, 2004)
  • Forward deals begin for new cotton crop (August 17, 2004)
  • Cotton output may surpass initial estimates (August 14, 2004)
  • Indigenous cotton has low micronaire value, says SITRA (August 13, 2004)
  • Symposium on cotton research in Hyderabad (August 13, 2004)
  • Free power to AP farmers (August 11, 2004)
  • Cotton institute to develop Bt strains (August 11, 2004)
  • Cotton may gain from rains in growing areas (August 10, 2004)
  • Meet on cotton research in Hyderabad (August 09, 2004)
  • Crop failures trap cotton farmers in debt (August 06, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may plunge further (August 05, 2004)
  • Malady of Yavatmal — Cotton turns a killer (August 04, 2004)
  • Cost factor limiting GM cotton adoption: Study (August 02, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may rule lower (July 30, 2004)
  • Mills in South may go for cotton import (July 30, 2004)
  • Jhunjhunwala is EICA President (July 17, 2004)
  • World cotton prices may decline on higher output (July 17, 2004)
  • Cenvat may help cotton farmers (July 10, 2004)
  • Record cotton output hopes putting pressure on prices (July 06, 2004)
  • Mills strike deal to import 6 lakh bales of cotton (July 06, 2004)
  • Drought, Cauvery crisis push TN cotton growers to newer areas (July 02, 2004)
  • Now, a cotton that can grow in spring (June 25, 2004)
  • A custom-made tour to learn China's cotton sector! (June 24, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may rule weak (June 21, 2004)
  • New challenges ahead in bumper cotton season (June 15, 2004)
  • `Cotton demand to exceed output by end of 10th Plan' (June 11, 2004)
  • Super Spinning cottons on to farmers directly (June 02, 2004)
  • Cotton spurts on increased buying (June 01, 2004)
  • Cotton acreage seen up 10 pc this season (May 31, 2004)
  • Cotton prices likely to rule firm on demand (May 28, 2004)
  • Demand seen rising for Bt cotton variety (May 25, 2004)
  • Spurt in area under Surabi cotton (May 21, 2004)
  • Cotton imports may top 14 lakh bales (May 14, 2004)
  • Divergent views on Bt cotton benefits to farmers (May 06, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may fall next season (May 05, 2004)
  • `Profits lower for Bt cotton farmers' (May 01, 2004)
  • Cotton researchers admit to gaps in tech transfer (April 26, 2004)
  • Cotton prices fall on increased supply (April 21, 2004)
  • World cotton prices may fall next year (April 04, 2004)
  • Gains from cotton-jowar rotation system: Study (April 01, 2004)
  • Cotton Corpn sets higher sales target (March 31, 2004)
  • Better yields, profit from Bollgard cotton, says survey (March 30, 2004)
  • Cotton Corpn eyes Rs 1,076.3-cr sales (March 29, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may rise further on export demand (March 25, 2004)
  • World cotton prices seen down (March 04, 2004)
  • Cotton tech mission awaits nod for 10th Plan document (March 03, 2004)
  • Cotton industry facing shortage of quality seeds (February 26, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may rule easy (February 25, 2004)
  • Cotton traders seek to `discipline' credit supply (February 24, 2004)
  • Cotton output seen up 21 pc at 165 lakh bales (February 23, 2004)
  • Cotton tech mission seeks Rs 100 cr more (February 22, 2004)
  • Coimbatore to host national cotton meet (February 16, 2004)
  • Cotton prices remain firm (February 12, 2004)
  • Cotton yarn market in a tizzy as spinning mills hike prices (February 08, 2004)
  • Cotton acreage seen rising (February 07, 2004)
  • Textile trade seeks `clear' policy for cotton exports (February 03, 2004)
  • Price discovery thru futures trade — NCDEX plans pilot project for TN cotton farmers (January 28, 2004)
  • Cotton sales rise (January 27, 2004)
  • Cotton continues to rise (January 22, 2004)
  • Cotton likely to rule firm in near term (January 08, 2004)
  • `Chinese buys to sway global cotton market' (January 08, 2004)
  • Cotton cultivation picking up in Ramanathapuram dist (January 05, 2004)
  • Boost for contract farming in cotton (January 03, 2004)
    Credit Cards & Debit Cards

  • Kisan credit cards (December 09, 2004)
  • IBA told to rectify faulty areas in Kisan Credit Cards scheme (November 30, 2004)
  • Syndicate Bank launches new products (October 22, 2004)
  • BoI to launch card for tenant farmers (October 02, 2004)
  • BoI to issue 2 lakh kisan credit cards (September 04, 2004)
  • Kisan cards: Vijaya Bank earmarks Rs 180 crore for Mangalore region (July 16, 2004)
    Cultivation

  • Sri Lankan Ministry in pact with Herbz India for herbal farming (December 30, 2004)
  • Coverage of most rabi crops still down (December 25, 2004)
  • AP projects bumper cotton, oilseeds crop (December 20, 2004)
  • Copper mine waste boosts crop yield (December 14, 2004)
  • Sharp dip in area under cumin seed (December 14, 2004)
  • Watershed development scheme at Sivaganga dt. (December 07, 2004)
  • Foodgrains sowing slips, oilseeds area up (December 04, 2004)
  • Drive to `save' methods of rice cultivation (December 04, 2004)
  • Plea to cultivate more dry crops during rabi season (November 30, 2004)
  • FAO to launch project for organic farming (November 30, 2004)
  • Kochi agency efforts to develop organic farming (November 29, 2004)
  • TN: Turn-system for irrigation from Dec 1 (November 27, 2004)
  • Wheat, jowar coverage up — Rabi sowing still lagging behind (November 22, 2004)
  • Zero tilling can help increase crop yield significantly: Study (November 18, 2004)
  • Area under most rabi crops down — Wheat, rapeseed/mustard coverage up (November 17, 2004)
  • Tata Chem to offer agri-solutions (November 13, 2004)
  • Organic Farming Society at Kottayam (November 11, 2004)
  • We will find the money for irrigation projects : AP CM (November 09, 2004)
  • Bid to grow paddy on Kerala's fallow land (November 09, 2004)
  • AP rabi output set at 79 lakh tonnes (November 04, 2004)
  • TDP plea to set up agri-tech panel (November 04, 2004)
  • APTransco asks farmers to shift to irrigated dry crops (November 02, 2004)
  • Water released from Vagai (October 25, 2004)
  • Extended monsoon seen aiding rabi crop (October 06, 2004)
  • `Poor irrigation facilities affecting farm sector' (September 24, 2004)
  • Protecting the crop (September 23, 2004)
  • Soil Health Cards for TN farmers (September 22, 2004)
  • Haryana decides to undertake marketing of medicinal plants (September 21, 2004)
  • Samba cultivation picks up in Cauvery delta (September 07, 2004)
  • Captive cultivation of cotton catching on among mills (August 18, 2004)
  • TN: 50,000 ha for samba cultivation (August 17, 2004)
  • Oilseeds, cotton coverage rises on monsoon revival (August 14, 2004)
  • Drip irrigation contract (August 11, 2004)
  • Transferring rights to farmers vital to curb inefficiencies in Maharashtra (August 06, 2004)
  • Raising hopes (August 04, 2004)
  • AP to encourage ethanol plants (August 04, 2004)
  • Cleaning operation (July 22, 2004)
  • Gujarat completes groundnut sowing (July 22, 2004)
  • The organic way (July 16, 2004)
  • Murugappa Group plans community initiatives in AP (July 16, 2004)
  • Watershed project to be launched in Pudukottai dist (July 15, 2004)
  • Second chance (July 14, 2004)
  • Errant monsoon slows kharif sowing (July 12, 2004)
  • Govt to facilitate crop diversification (July 09, 2004)
  • Right thrust on crop diversification (July 09, 2004)
  • Scanty rainfall slows down rice, cane sowing (July 05, 2004)
  • Happy going! (July 05, 2004)
  • Gujarat farmers betting on cotton, groundnut (June 25, 2004)
  • Quick wilt guard alert in Kerala (June 15, 2004)
  • Global edible oil prices crash; farmers may switch crops (June 14, 2004)
  • Sharp rise in cotton, oilseeds sowing areas (June 14, 2004)
  • UK co to encourage jatropha farming in wastelands (June 08, 2004)
  • AP irrigation projects to be put on the fast track (June 04, 2004)
  • 18 lift irrigation schemes okayed in AP (June 02, 2004)
  • Back to the fields (May 15, 2004)
  • Patchouli movement gaining ground in Siddapur (May 13, 2004)
  • AIBP: States urged to be cost-conscious (May 07, 2004)
  • A boon for standing crops — Experts allay fears over cloudburst (May 05, 2004)
  • Outlook seen bullish for drip irrigation growth (April 29, 2004)
  • Scientists moot alternate pulses cropping strategy (April 24, 2004)
  • Welcome scene (April 12, 2004)
  • `Crop diversification yielding good results' (April 05, 2004)
  • Finolex to cash in on drip irrigation thrust in TN — Hikes production capacity expecting demand (April 01, 2004)
  • Netafim India eyeing for partners in sprinklers, PVC — To gain from micro irrigation projects (March 31, 2004)
  • Drought conditions hit betel vines in Tiruchi (March 30, 2004)
  • `Farmers must shift to commercial crops' (March 27, 2004)
  • Wasteland development centre near Tuticorin (March 27, 2004)
  • Cauvery farmers look to alternative cropping systems (March 23, 2004)
  • Plastro Plasson tie-up with Punjab co for drip irrigation (March 17, 2004)
  • Bank support for Tinneveli senna `needed' (March 16, 2004)
  • TNAU sees `protein revolution' through mushroom cultivation (March 13, 2004)
  • `Systematic approach can optimise returns from organic farming' (March 11, 2004)
  • `Farmers may benefit by trading in carbon' (March 09, 2004)
  • Pune firm develops organic solution to boost farm produce (March 03, 2004)
  • Lean season (February 28, 2004)
  • Food crops acreage on decline in Kerala (February 19, 2004)
  • Harvesting happiness (February 19, 2004)
  • Harvesting under way in Kerala (February 18, 2004)
  • `Mundakan' harvesting under way (February 11, 2004)
  • Wheat, rabi pulses, oilseed coverage up (February 07, 2004)
  • Meet to demonstrate cultivation of cashew plants (February 03, 2004)
  • Drip irrigation project for Pudukottai (January 27, 2004)
  • Cauvery delta ryots want more procurement centres (January 26, 2004)
  • Something to cheer (January 15, 2004)
  • Paddy crop in `milky' stage (January 14, 2004)
  • Farmers seek MSP for all produce (January 14, 2004)
  • Sustained pace in rabi sowing (January 02, 2004)
    Dairy & Dairy Products

  • Mother Dairy claims to be `India's No.1 Milk Brand' (December 31, 2004)
  • NDDB winds up Mother Dairy Foods (December 23, 2004)
  • President lauds Gujarat dairy projects (December 16, 2004)
  • AP House panel to probe charges against dairies (December 15, 2004)
  • Milk prices likely to go up in Kerala (December 06, 2004)
  • NavaA Milk to be launched in Madurai (November 16, 2004)
  • Higher milk yields: Gujarat villagers show the way (November 13, 2004)
  • Yummy recipe (November 11, 2004)
  • Milky way (November 08, 2004)
  • Amul opens outlets in Ahmedabad bus stands (October 19, 2004)
  • Mother Dairy launches ultra heat treatment milk in Delhi, NCR (October 15, 2004)
  • TN private dairies form a team to sell branded milk (October 13, 2004)
  • 3 directors elected to Visakha Dairy (September 30, 2004)
  • 3 directors elected to Visakha Dairy (September 30, 2004)
  • 3 directors elected to Visakha Dairy (September 30, 2004)
  • daCunha chief gets award for Amul butter campaign (September 27, 2004)
  • Visakha Dairy milk soon for Kolkata under Amul brand (September 13, 2004)
  • Retailers in AP plan `Amul Yatra' to Gujarat (August 31, 2004)
  • Milk, ghee prices crash on monsoon revival (August 27, 2004)
  • NDDB plans to develop parallel milk chain (August 20, 2004)
  • A `wonder herb' to increase cattle yield (August 13, 2004)
  • Tulya to enter dairy products (July 31, 2004)
  • `Get the milk flowing into the neighbours' (July 28, 2004)
  • Mega dairy plant lined up for AP cooperatives (July 27, 2004)
  • NDDB pact with AP to develop dairy sector (July 25, 2004)
  • Aavin to invest Rs 100 cr to raise capacity (July 22, 2004)
  • Amul setting up Rs 58-cr powder plant in Gujarat (July 14, 2004)
  • Milma token strike on July 15 (July 14, 2004)
  • Rural and dairy industries welcome proposals (July 10, 2004)
  • No excise duty on dairy machinery (July 09, 2004)
  • MDFL pulls out of JV with Milma (July 01, 2004)
  • Amul wants NDDB nominee on board out — Cites `conflict of business interest' (June 29, 2004)
  • Amul sales up 18% at Rs 2,882 crore (June 26, 2004)
  • And quiet flows the milk (June 23, 2004)
  • And quiet flows the milk (June 23, 2004)
  • Milk procurement price hike `hurting' Aavin (June 21, 2004)
  • Kurien renews crusade against NDDB joint ventures (June 15, 2004)
  • Amul to expand liquid milk biz to other cities — Targets Rs 3,400-cr sales for current fiscal; (June 12, 2004)
  • Kerala milk co-op Milma ends tie-up with Mother Dairy (June 11, 2004)
  • Amul enters white health-food-drink market with Shakti (June 04, 2004)
  • Milk procurement price increased in TN (June 02, 2004)
  • Govt revokes hike in milk powder import quota (May 25, 2004)
  • Paras group launches `bactofuged' milk (April 13, 2004)
  • Mother Dairy to launch dairy whiteners? (April 12, 2004)
  • Saravana Selvarathinam group forays into branded milk (March 27, 2004)
  • Milk production up in Perambalur dt. (March 23, 2004)
  • Going organic is the way (March 22, 2004)
  • NDDB to spend Rs 200 cr to increase productivity (March 19, 2004)
  • `Dairy industry set for boost through mass production' (March 15, 2004)
  • French cheese to vanish from Indian tables — Fall-out of ban on cattle treated with prostagl (March 09, 2004)
  • Hatsun's `low fat' ad boosts milk sales (March 08, 2004)
  • Hatsun set to sell `Delite' milk in Kolkata (March 06, 2004)
  • Visakha Dairy eyeing 3 co-op sugar units (March 03, 2004)
  • Skimmed milk powder prices rule high — Dairies cashing in on global trend (January 27, 2004)
  • New dairy unit to be opened in Thiruvananthapuram (January 22, 2004)
  • Coimbatore Aavin declares dividend (January 17, 2004)
  • Cost accountants irked by exemption to milk food cos (January 11, 2004)
  • French dairy major Lactalis enters Indian cheese market (January 09, 2004)
  • Better milk quality urged (January 08, 2004)
  • Milk price in Dakshina Kannada to go up (January 08, 2004)
    Derivatives Markets

  • MCX flags off cotton futures (July 31, 2004)
    E-Commerce & E-Business

  • Poor response: E-auction is still not traders' cup of `tea' (December 26, 2004)
  • e-tea auction to go live on May 29 (May 27, 2004)
  • AP to set up e-choupals for chillies, turmeric (March 17, 2004)
    Economic Offences

  • Probe ordered into Israeli farm tech project in Kuppam (December 18, 2004)
    Economic Survey

  • Reforms — a must in food management (July 08, 2004)
  • Survey calls for restraint on grains MSP hike (July 08, 2004)
    Education

  • Rs 5 crore for agri institution in AP (November 19, 2004)
  • Kerala seeks to host organic farming institute (November 02, 2004)
  • Maharashtra Govt sets up training institute in protected cultivation tech (August 12, 2004)
  • Agri sciences coaching in Thiruvananthapuram (July 24, 2004)
  • Kisan Vani on AIR (February 18, 2004)
    Environment

  • Kerala bans use of endosulfan (December 10, 2004)
  • US scientists link coastal farming with harmful algae (December 10, 2004)
    Events

  • 3-day mela on farm tech at Kateel in Dakshina Kannada dist (December 29, 2004)
  • Biodiversity conservation meet at Thiruvananthapuram (December 29, 2004)
  • Bamboo Mission offers help to set up unit in Kerala (December 20, 2004)
  • Mumbai to host seed crushers' global meet (December 11, 2004)
  • High-level meet on farm issues in Kerala (December 03, 2004)
  • Hyderabad to host global food and beverage exhibition (November 23, 2004)
  • Customise funding terms for irrigation projects, Nabard told (November 18, 2004)
  • Rice expo in Mumbai (November 18, 2004)
  • Meet on vanilla, organic products (November 16, 2004)
  • SAARC Rice Expo in Mumbai (November 09, 2004)
  • The fair (November 08, 2004)
  • Maharashtra Agri Food 2004 to focus on critical areas (November 04, 2004)
  • Seminar on agri-export zones at Vizag (October 13, 2004)
  • `Rural credit, transport vital for farm growth' (October 07, 2004)
  • Aquaculture exposition at Pattukottai (September 29, 2004)
  • Seminar on livestock sector in Thiruvananthapuram (September 28, 2004)
  • Seminar on livestock in Thiruvananthapuram (September 27, 2004)
  • Commodity trading workshop to focus on potential (September 18, 2004)
  • CPCRI workshop on arecanut at Vittal (September 16, 2004)
  • Panel meet on Sept 20 to discuss AP farm crisis (September 15, 2004)
  • Seminar on tuber crops (September 14, 2004)
  • Karnataka farmers' meet on Sept 15 (September 13, 2004)
  • AP `Farmers Day' tomorrow (September 10, 2004)
  • SAARC rice growers fair in Mumbai from Dec 8 (September 10, 2004)
  • Meet on dryland farming at Hyderabad (September 02, 2004)
  • Kisan Sabha plans march in New Delhi (August 24, 2004)
  • Nabard workshop at Mangalore (August 24, 2004)
  • CITU march tomorrow in Kerala (August 17, 2004)
  • Farm fair from Aug 20 in Coimbatore (August 12, 2004)
  • Coimbatore to host poultry expo (August 04, 2004)
  • Swaminathan calls for rapid progress in agriculture (July 28, 2004)
  • National meet on rice in Delhi (July 28, 2004)
  • Kisan Sabha holds march in Thiruvananthapuram (July 26, 2004)
  • `Agri-Expo 2004' at Madurai (July 24, 2004)
  • Concern over soil fertility (July 05, 2004)
  • Agro-India 2004 (July 02, 2004)
  • 3-day cashew research meet (June 04, 2004)
  • Seminar on organic farms in Vayalar (May 31, 2004)
  • Meet on white revolution in Udupi (May 28, 2004)
  • Workshop on farm productivity reforms (May 28, 2004)
  • Rotterdam to host meet on warehouse receipts (May 24, 2004)
  • Seed festival on May 18 (May 15, 2004)
  • Workshop for farmers in Hyderabad (May 06, 2004)
  • Adyanadka agri meet honours successful farmers (May 03, 2004)
  • Agri meet on May 2 (May 01, 2004)
  • Training for farmers in Kollam dist. (April 13, 2004)
  • Herbal cultivation training in Madurai (April 05, 2004)
  • Organic bazaar on April 3 (April 02, 2004)
  • Farmers' convention at Muvattupuzha (March 31, 2004)
  • Global farmers' seminar to discuss challenges (March 16, 2004)
  • Seminar on agri exports in Hyderabad (March 11, 2004)
  • Symposium on vanilla farming in Hyderabad (March 09, 2004)
  • Aussies chant the China mantra (March 08, 2004)
  • Co-ops, NGOs urged to take latest tech to farmers (February 29, 2004)
  • Govt to tap potential of bamboo (February 28, 2004)
  • Workshop on ornamental fish to begin in Kochi today (February 27, 2004)
  • Farmers' federation sets agenda for political parties (February 13, 2004)
  • `Organic Bazar' today in Thiruvananthapuram (February 07, 2004)
  • Workshop on ornamental fish (February 06, 2004)
  • Workshop on ornamental fish at Kochi (February 05, 2004)
  • Call to bring agriculture to centre-stage (January 31, 2004)
  • Dairy & beverage meet from Feb 11 (January 30, 2004)
  • 31 nations to take part in World Spices Congress (January 28, 2004)
  • Five-day farm fair from Apr 9 in Hyderabad (January 28, 2004)
  • Aquaculture Expo 2004 in Hyderabad (January 27, 2004)
  • Global meet to highlight bamboo potential (January 22, 2004)
  • Sops likely for agri infrastructure investment (January 22, 2004)
  • Grain Asia to discuss global trade dynamics (January 06, 2004)
  • Kisan Sabha to organise farmers' meet (January 05, 2004)
    Excise and Customs

  • Tinkering with customs duty will not help curb inflation (August 12, 2004)
  • Pawar rules out duty cut in sugar, edible oil (August 12, 2004)
    Exports & Imports

  • Seafood exporters to appeal against US dumping duty (December 28, 2004)
  • Air India Express may hit agri exports (December 21, 2004)
  • Norms for minor forest products export soon (November 10, 2004)
  • 12 more agri-export zones to come up (October 29, 2004)
  • `Tap huge export potential in farm sector' (September 03, 2004)
  • Centre opens export gate for muli bamboo (March 30, 2004)
  • Panel reviewing working of agri export zones (March 28, 2004)
  • Groundnut oil export tops 50,000 tonnes (March 18, 2004)
  • Oil imports likely to continue despite record oilseeds output (March 16, 2004)
  • Traders begin limited wheat buy for exports (March 12, 2004)
  • China's soyabean imports jump 80 pc (February 18, 2004)
  • Govt amends plant quarantine norms — Trade upset over methyl bromide stipulation (February 12, 2004)
  • Iraq seeks `certificate of origin' for tea shipments (February 03, 2004)
  • Foodgrain exports to continue (January 17, 2004)
  • Corn export demand may touch 5 lakh t (January 17, 2004)
  • New rules throw farm imports out of gear (January 14, 2004)
  • Groundnut oil exports in Nov, Dec at 29,000 t (January 14, 2004)
  • Pulses importers upset over new shipment rules (January 14, 2004)
    Farm credit

  • ICICI Bank sees farm credit at Rs 7,000 cr (December 29, 2004)
  • Nabard sees 31% rise in priority sector lending in Gujarat (December 25, 2004)
  • Canara Bank loans for pomegranate cultivation in northern Karnataka (December 07, 2004)
  • Andhra Bank to lend more to agri sector (December 07, 2004)
  • Joint Liability Group: A key initiative (November 30, 2004)
  • Loan for mussel cultivation (November 18, 2004)
  • `Farm credit outgo much below target in W. Bengal' (November 13, 2004)
  • Kalam wants banks to double credit flow to farm sector — `Find ways to invest forex reserves pr (November 11, 2004)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 63 cr for TN (November 11, 2004)
  • Allahabad Bank targets agri-credit above Rs 3,000 cr (November 08, 2004)
  • Banking on agri-credit (November 08, 2004)
  • UBI funding for herbal plants (October 30, 2004)
  • Banks told to invest in wasteland development (October 19, 2004)
  • Loan repayment scheme for Wayanad farmers relaxed (October 14, 2004)
  • BoI scheme for tenant farmers at Coimbatore (October 14, 2004)
  • Soft loans for TN sugar mills to clear arrears (October 11, 2004)
  • Banks lend farmers a hand to escape moneylenders' clutches (October 11, 2004)
  • Kerala favours liberal bank credit to farmers in AEZs (October 08, 2004)
  • Bankers do field work, literally! (October 05, 2004)
  • Banks to extend loans to 2.8 lakh farmers in Kerala (October 01, 2004)
  • Haryana to write off `taccavi' loans (September 30, 2004)
  • Haryana to write off `taccavi' loans (September 30, 2004)
  • Kerala CM's plea to bankers (September 30, 2004)
  • Kerala CM's plea to bankers (September 30, 2004)
  • Kerala CM's plea to bankers (September 30, 2004)
  • Haryana to write off `taccavi' loans (September 30, 2004)
  • `Banks will double farm credit in 3 yrs' (September 27, 2004)
  • Crop loans rescheduled in TN (September 25, 2004)
  • Fiat to Kerala farm credit co-ops (September 23, 2004)
  • ICICI Bank thrust on post-harvest lending (September 18, 2004)
  • Canara Bank ties up with New Holland for tractor finance (September 18, 2004)
  • PNB loan against warehouse receipts (September 17, 2004)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 144.27-cr loan to Kerala State Co-op Bank (September 14, 2004)
  • Nabard to launch Kerala-specific farm credit plans (September 13, 2004)
  • `Agri credit top priority' (September 13, 2004)
  • Vijaya Bank farm credit target for Kerala (September 07, 2004)
  • Lending a helping hand to the farmer (August 27, 2004)
  • Nabard outlay for AP (August 25, 2004)
  • Banks filing monthly reports on agri-lending (August 24, 2004)
  • Allahabad Bank relief package for farmers (August 20, 2004)
  • `Inefficiency of co-ops hits farmers the hardest' (August 19, 2004)
  • Kisan Credit Card scheme to be enlarged (August 18, 2004)
  • Chidambaram to review farm loans (August 18, 2004)
  • Maharashtra to bear interest on farm loans (August 18, 2004)
  • Syndicate Bank to step up farm credit (August 17, 2004)
  • Staff transfers needed for rural schemes: IBA chief (August 17, 2004)
  • Union Bank to lend more for agriculture (August 17, 2004)
  • Nabard plea to allow RDB to raise deposits for farm credit (August 17, 2004)
  • SBI Kerala Circle draws up special farm credit plans (August 17, 2004)
  • Banks cast the net for agri officers (August 17, 2004)
  • Review of farm credit after Budget session: Chidambaram (August 15, 2004)
  • SBI priority loans for contract farming (August 14, 2004)
  • Allahabad Bank details farm credit facilities (August 14, 2004)
  • Maharashtra Cabinet defers decision on easing ryots' debt burden (August 13, 2004)
  • Nabard to launch pilot scheme for loans to small, marginal farmers (August 09, 2004)
  • AP move to outlaw usurious rates on farm loans (August 05, 2004)
  • Even innovative micro-financing schemes may need re-engineering (August 04, 2004)
  • Visakha Grameena bank to issue kisan cards (August 03, 2004)
  • Canara Bank pact with Plastro for financing irrigation equipments (August 03, 2004)
  • Chidambaram visit catches bank staff off guard (August 02, 2004)
  • BoI launches Kisan Samadhan card (July 27, 2004)
  • Write off farm loans up to Rs 10,000: Experts (July 27, 2004)
  • TN farmers demand to write off farm loans (July 26, 2004)
  • Call to simplify farm loan procedures in Dakshina Kannada (July 26, 2004)
  • Indian Bank Agriclinic Scheme (July 26, 2004)
  • All banks to give fresh loans to ryots: AP Minister (July 24, 2004)
  • What's good for stock players is good for farmers too (July 24, 2004)
  • Andhra Bank cuts farm loan rates (July 23, 2004)
  • `Value-addition in agriculture must' (July 23, 2004)
  • Budget 2004-05: Mirage of goodies for farm sector (July 20, 2004)
  • SBI hopes to disburse Rs 6,000-cr agri loans (July 19, 2004)
  • Rescheduling of farm loans to lift credit offtake (July 17, 2004)
  • One-time settlement plan for small farmers — IBA asks banks to implement farm schemes (July 13, 2004)
  • Dena Bank's rural thrust (July 08, 2004)
  • SLBC forms panel to monitor relief package (July 07, 2004)
  • PNB advises AP farmers to avoid moneylenders (July 05, 2004)
  • Chidambaram to make field visits to monitor farm credit flow (July 04, 2004)
  • Farm credit viable only if given on time: Nabard chief (July 04, 2004)
  • Farm credit policy package (July 02, 2004)
  • Farm machinery finance — Corpn Bank signs pact with Greaves Cotton (July 02, 2004)
  • AP urges ryots to press for more aid from banks (July 01, 2004)
  • Banks to draw up special farm credit scheme for Kerala (July 01, 2004)
  • Canara Bank to fund small farmers buy KAMCO tillers (July 01, 2004)
  • CanBank stress on farm credit (June 30, 2004)
  • Indian Bank channels credit direct to farmers (June 29, 2004)
  • PNB begins identifying needy farmers (June 29, 2004)
  • Nabard assures support — RRBs agree to hike farm credit (June 28, 2004)
  • Farm credit package sparks optimism among tractor makers (June 28, 2004)
  • Fewer defaults on farm loans: Cherian Varghese (June 26, 2004)
  • Banks to double farm credit in Kerala (June 25, 2004)
  • Banks told to implement farm credit package (June 25, 2004)
  • RBI announces new NPA norms for crop loans (June 25, 2004)
  • Vijaya Bank confident of agri target (June 24, 2004)
  • Pvt banks sceptical on farm lending targets (June 24, 2004)
  • `Include branded pumpsets in farm loan package' (June 23, 2004)
  • `Include branded pumpsets in farm loan package' (June 23, 2004)
  • Banks finalising schemes to implement farm package (June 23, 2004)
  • Banks finalising schemes to implement farm package (June 23, 2004)
  • Banks to study raising credit to farm sector (June 21, 2004)
  • Andhra Bank's promise to farmers (June 19, 2004)
  • Educate farmers on loan repayment, says Karnataka Bank CEO (June 19, 2004)
  • Relief package for farmers announced — Debt to be recast; credit flow being enhanced (June 19, 2004)
  • YSR terms Mumbai visit `productive' — RBI, Nabard respond favourably (June 19, 2004)
  • Banks may offer fresh loans to defaulting farmers (June 18, 2004)
  • `Debt moratorium should help farmers' (June 12, 2004)
  • AP seeks 7-year interest-free moratorium on crop loan dues (June 08, 2004)
  • Nabard urged to ease credit norms for ryots (June 03, 2004)
  • Kerala Cabinet counsels waiver of interest on farm loans (May 27, 2004)
  • Karnataka Bank plans to extend more agri credit (May 18, 2004)
  • Vijaya Bank signs pact with Nabard (May 11, 2004)
  • Karnataka Bank to offer aid to vanilla growers (May 03, 2004)
  • SBT tractor loan scheme (April 13, 2004)
  • Interest waiver sought (April 12, 2004)
  • Bankers' panel fiat on crop loans (April 10, 2004)
  • Nabard puts AP farm credit potential at Rs 22,538 cr (April 09, 2004)
  • Drought dries up lending options for banks in Kerala (April 09, 2004)
  • IOB to ramp up priority sector lending in lead dist (April 05, 2004)
  • Banks unveil relief measures for drought-hit Kerala farmers (March 31, 2004)
  • Eicher, Andhra Bank join hands for farm finance (March 26, 2004)
  • Agriculture credit fund sanctions Rs 176 crore (March 22, 2004)
  • SBI ties up with HMT for tractor finance (March 16, 2004)
  • SBI to team up with Sikkim Govt to boost SMEs (March 10, 2004)
  • Same Deutz-Fahr ties up with SBI for new financing scheme (March 10, 2004)
  • SBI, VST Tillers launch scheme for farmers (March 06, 2004)
  • Pact for financing tractors (March 01, 2004)
  • New Holland Tractors, Oriental Bank evolve new finance schemes (February 21, 2004)
  • Futures market may make mandi system redundant (February 21, 2004)
  • UCO Bank trims crop loan rates (February 20, 2004)
  • States asked to spell out rabi credit estimates (February 14, 2004)
  • RBI panel to study agricultural lending (February 11, 2004)
  • RBI panel to examine paring agri credit rates (February 06, 2004)
  • BoI trims farm loan rates (February 06, 2004)
  • Banks urged to lend more to farm sector (February 06, 2004)
  • Nabard aid to grow medicinal plants (February 05, 2004)
  • Kerala Co-op Bank reduces loan rates (February 05, 2004)
  • Naidu seeks Nabard help in revamping credit cooperatives (January 21, 2004)
  • Banks agree to reduce interest on food credit (January 21, 2004)
  • Panel recommends setting up of National Rural Bank (January 19, 2004)
  • Rate war spills over to farm loans sector (January 08, 2004)
  • Centre mulling further rate cut on farm loans (January 04, 2004)
  • Farmers yet to get benefits of lower interest (January 01, 2004)
    Fertilisers

  • Govt moots major changes in fertiliser subsidy policy (December 24, 2004)
  • Cargill to demerge fertiliser business into Mosaic India (December 20, 2004)
  • Cabinet Secretary convenes DAP meet (December 09, 2004)
  • FACT crisis likely to deepen as Kerala Govt turns down proposals (December 07, 2004)
  • MFL to lease out biofertiliser units (November 25, 2004)
  • Make realistic assessment of fertiliser subsidy: FAI (November 13, 2004)
  • Increase subsidy or we will close down, DAP units tell Govt (August 31, 2004)
  • No decision yet on fertiliser subsidy — DAP producers threaten to stop production (August 30, 2004)
  • Fertiliser sales up despite delayed monsoon (August 20, 2004)
  • SPIC posts Rs 31.83-cr cash profit (August 03, 2004)
  • Fertiliser pricing policy soon: Paswan
    Attributes MFL's losses to decontrol of urea marketing
    (August 02, 2004)
  • MMTC buys DAP from global market to meet shortfall (July 30, 2004)
  • Fertiliser subsidy (July 26, 2004)
  • Global players hike urea price by 25 pc for MMTC tender (July 24, 2004)
  • Govt to review NDA's urea distribution policy: Paswan (July 15, 2004)
  • As phosphoric acid price shoots up — Paswan seeks higher fertiliser subsidy (June 19, 2004)
  • Kharif urea distribution plan finalised (June 07, 2004)
  • Govt to review fertiliser policies (May 26, 2004)
  • Prathista Ind set to market bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides soon (May 06, 2004)
  • Rise in phosphoric acid prices may lead to higher subsidy outgo (April 17, 2004)
  • Subsidies through sunset years (February 08, 2004)
  • Urea: As props fall only the robust will stand (February 08, 2004)
  • `Urea prices are unlikely to fall back to $90 levels' (February 08, 2004)
  • Fertilise your portfolio (February 08, 2004)
    Financial Performance

  • Tata Tea posts Rs 91.53-cr PAT (June 25, 2004)
    Floriculture

  • Covai Flower show in January (December 23, 2004)
  • TN Govt has big plan to make Nilgiris a `floriculture district' (December 03, 2004)
  • Blooming trade (December 03, 2004)
  • Anthurium — a flower with potential in domestic, global markets (October 29, 2004)
  • Flowering trade (October 05, 2004)
  • Flower auction centre to be set up at Gurgaon (August 31, 2004)
  • Consortium to promote Nilgiris cut-flowers under one brand (August 30, 2004)
  • Bengal hopes for bloom in floriculture (June 11, 2004)
  • NatSyn Flora to set up cut flower project in Sikkim (May 30, 2004)
  • Fading prospects (May 07, 2004)
  • Fila Rozil sees big money in floriculture (March 11, 2004)
  • Kochi flower show (February 13, 2004)
  • Kerala Govt bid to popularise floriculture (February 03, 2004)
  • Seminars on floriculture (January 30, 2004)
  • Rose exports begin to bloom in Europe, Japan (January 14, 2004)
  • Delicate scene (January 13, 2004)
  • UK company signs MoU with Bengal firm for flower exports (January 03, 2004)
    Food & Dairy Products

  • US looking at Indian market for niche high value-added foods (December 17, 2004)
    Foodgrains

  • Gram prices may fall on ample supply, restricted demand (December 21, 2004)
  • Food aid shipments may top 8.5 mt (December 21, 2004)
  • Global peas supply up on higher output (December 20, 2004)
  • New Delhi to host global grains meet (December 16, 2004)
  • Record output pressures global foodgrain prices (December 11, 2004)
  • Foodgrains output will top 212 m tonnes: Pawar (November 18, 2004)
  • Record output of global grains seen (November 15, 2004)
  • Haryana rabi output target at 105 lakh tonnes (October 05, 2004)
  • Kharif foodgrain output estimates lower (September 21, 2004)
  • WTO-compatible policy to aid grains exporters (September 17, 2004)
  • `Dependence on grain sector not sustainable' (September 14, 2004)
  • Record wheat, maize output forecast (August 28, 2004)
  • Govt raises foodgrain output target by 6 pc (August 26, 2004)
  • Pulses output hit as cultivation shifts to marginal areas — Output unlikely to exceed 13 mt (August 18, 2004)
  • World grain prices weakening (July 31, 2004)
  • Pulses output seen lower (July 20, 2004)
  • Dry spell may impact coarse grains, pulses (July 14, 2004)
  • Rs 2,000-cr cut in food subsidy (July 09, 2004)
  • Grain exports may fall below 10 lakh t (June 22, 2004)
  • FAO sees fall in global cereal stocks (June 18, 2004)
  • Grain trade moots China approach on exports (June 17, 2004)
  • TN grain merchants' pre-budget plea to Railway Minister (June 16, 2004)
  • Wheat, coarse grains production recovers (May 30, 2004)
  • Maize stocks in plenty; no shortage: NECC (May 22, 2004)
  • Prospects bleak for grain exports this fiscal (April 28, 2004)
  • Cereal output may rise on enlargement of EU (April 25, 2004)
  • 33 m t grain lifted from FCI for exports since Dec 2000 (April 22, 2004)
  • Rabi harvest in full swing (April 21, 2004)
  • Demand flows for corn; exports may top 10 lakh t (April 09, 2004)
  • CWC proposes pilot project for grains handling (March 24, 2004)
  • Bengal heading towards self-sufficiency in grains (March 17, 2004)
  • Australia keen to sell wheat to Indian market (March 13, 2004)
  • Non-availability of ships hits corn exports (February 26, 2004)
  • FCI seeks bids for grains sale (February 19, 2004)
  • Ministry `in no hurry' to put in force grain export scheme (February 09, 2004)
  • New import norms hit pulses trade (February 09, 2004)
  • Save grain campaign (February 07, 2004)
  • Kerala plans foodgrain bank (January 30, 2004)
  • Foodgrain exporters demand fresh FCI quotas (January 21, 2004)
  • Green prospects for grain output (January 17, 2004)
  • `Praise-worthy': Foodgrains body (January 14, 2004)
  • `Wheat for exports being diverted to domestic market' (January 08, 2004)
  • Foodgrain stocks at 5-year low; exports likely to be hit (January 07, 2004)
    Foods & Food Processing

  • Food processing policy moots tax holiday for units (December 24, 2004)
  • Lakshmi Overseas to pay 15 pc interim (December 22, 2004)
  • NIN to update nutritive values of Indian foods (December 20, 2004)
  • 90 nations to take part in Anuga food fair (December 18, 2004)
  • Food signposts to help consumer make right choice (December 17, 2004)
  • US food industry targeting India (December 15, 2004)
  • Foreign cos eye Indian processed food market (December 14, 2004)
  • CII, Austrade agri-biz tie-up (December 09, 2004)
  • ALEAP to offer training in food processing tech (December 07, 2004)
  • Support system (November 08, 2004)
  • Food for thought (November 08, 2004)
  • Effluent issue dogs Saptarishi Agro (September 30, 2004)
  • Effluent issue dogs Saptarishi Agro (September 30, 2004)
  • Effluent issue dogs Saptarishi Agro (September 30, 2004)
  • Ruchi Soya sees 15% topline growth (September 29, 2004)
  • Adani to set up castor oil refinery in Mundra (September 10, 2004)
  • Maida up as truckers' strike hits supply (August 26, 2004)
  • MPEDA to launch logo scheme for value-added seafood products (August 04, 2004)
  • US team inspecting seafood factories (August 04, 2004)
  • BIFR proposes winding up of Regent Agro (August 03, 2004)
  • Safeguard probe into sago imports (July 17, 2004)
  • Murli Agro commissions power plant (June 12, 2004)
  • `Financial aid must to lure entrants into food processing' (June 11, 2004)
  • CITA suggests Rs 2,000-cr food infrastructure fund (June 05, 2004)
  • US offers help in AP agro-processing (May 25, 2004)
  • Bengal plans Rs 5.5-cr food processing centre (April 17, 2004)
  • Solae plans to set up production unit in India — Launches soy products in tie up with Speedway (March 30, 2004)
  • Dabur Foods to set up Rs 20-cr multi-fruit processing plant (February 13, 2004)
    Foreign Direct Investment

  • `Indian agri-business ripe for investment' (February 09, 2004)
    Foreign Relations

  • AP Govt project to develop farmlands in Uganda, Kenya (November 13, 2004)
    Gems & Jewellery

  • Bharat Diamond Bourse to be operational by next Dec (December 16, 2004)
  • Rough diamonds to squeeze gem sector profits (December 07, 2004)
    General Insurance

  • Farmers seek more time for paying crop insurance premium (October 14, 2004)
  • Insurance scheme for deficient rainfall launched (July 16, 2004)
  • Rs 185-cr crop insurance for AP farmers released (July 13, 2004)
  • Farm Income Insurance Scheme withdrawn (June 11, 2004)
  • A `cropped' insurance plan (May 08, 2004)
  • Income insurance for farmers in Madurai dt (February 17, 2004)
  • Megatop ties up with UK fund to offer insurance to farmers in AP, M.P. (January 22, 2004)
  • IRDA finds promising market for crop insurance (January 04, 2004)
    HCV/LCV/Tractors

  • Tractor industry buoyant (September 30, 2004)
  • Tractor industry buoyant (September 30, 2004)
  • Tractor industry buoyant (September 30, 2004)
  • Union Bank tractor loans (August 07, 2004)
  • `Our challenge is to mechanise small farms' (August 02, 2004)
    Health

  • Poll panel `no' to ginger processing plant opening (April 23, 2004)
    Horticulture/Fruits & Vegetables
    Latest Prices
  • Eat carrot of your favourite colour (December 25, 2004)
  • Experts for linking job guarantee plan with horticulture growth (December 20, 2004)
  • TN onion growers' woes (December 18, 2004)
  • Pineapple prices begin to recover (December 14, 2004)
  • Fallen fruit (December 07, 2004)
  • Tamarind prices may go up on demand (December 02, 2004)
  • `Good scope for horticulture in Tiruvarur district' (November 26, 2004)
  • Opportunities aplenty in fresh fruit exports (November 25, 2004)
  • Ministry bid to boost horticulture production (November 24, 2004)
  • Thanjavur belt farmers resort to distress sale (November 17, 2004)
  • Kerala agri export zone helps improve farm yields (November 04, 2004)
  • Centre to launch horticulture mission (November 02, 2004)
  • Berry season (October 29, 2004)
  • Tamarind thru FPS in AP (October 29, 2004)
  • Centre's move on onion hailed (October 27, 2004)
  • Onion out of essential commodities list (October 21, 2004)
  • Back to basics (October 19, 2004)
  • AP signs pact to develop fruits and vegetables market (October 13, 2004)
  • Problems of plenty (October 09, 2004)
  • Bid to check rise in tamarind prices in AP (September 28, 2004)
  • Cheap 'N' Juicy (September 24, 2004)
  • The cart is upset (September 22, 2004)
  • `India must focus on delayed ripening tech' (September 20, 2004)
  • Bharti group forays into agri-biz — Floats 50:50 joint venture with Rothschild group firm (September 17, 2004)
  • Going bananas? (August 27, 2004)
  • A long wait (August 26, 2004)
  • Vegetable prices up in Delhi (August 24, 2004)
  • Ginger glut (August 21, 2004)
  • Uttaranchal apples come to Chennai (August 17, 2004)
  • As rains wash out supply, vegetable prices shoot up in Mumbai (August 05, 2004)
  • Perambalur onion hit by pest (August 04, 2004)
  • Keep the doctor away! (July 16, 2004)
  • Mango exports to UAE rising (July 15, 2004)
  • Nothing bitter about this .... (July 07, 2004)
  • EU goes bananas over `grandnaine' (June 26, 2004)
  • VFPCK hopes to treble veg, fruit production in two years (June 26, 2004)
  • Kerala pineapples to hit US shelves (June 24, 2004)
  • Bengal mangoes find place in London food marts (June 19, 2004)
  • HLL completes sale of holding in KICM (Madras) (June 19, 2004)
  • ICICI Lombard weather cover for orange growers (June 15, 2004)
  • Time of sowing sunflower seeds is vital in W.Bengal: Survey (June 14, 2004)
  • Plum offer (June 10, 2004)
  • Defying to survive! (May 31, 2004)
  • Vegetable research project develops 70 hybrid varieties (May 28, 2004)
  • Meeting with AP chilli farmers (May 18, 2004)
  • Indian mango may soon surmount Chinese wall (May 13, 2004)
  • `Supply chain management' project — TNAU in pact with Michigan varsity (May 08, 2004)
  • India seen among top 5 buyers of California prunes (May 05, 2004)
  • Bt brinjal: TN farm varsity half-way thru (May 04, 2004)
  • Drumstick bowls over Chinese (May 01, 2004)
  • Not so sweet (April 30, 2004)
  • Poor quality hits grape exports from AP (April 22, 2004)
  • Fruit fair (April 21, 2004)
  • Mango production set to register steep fall (April 20, 2004)
  • Australia mulling import of Indian mangoes — Quarantine laws seen as main hurdle (April 17, 2004)
  • Steep fall in prices (April 16, 2004)
  • Demand for jackfruit on the rise (April 16, 2004)
  • Vegetable exporters in Kerala to boycott foreign airlines (April 13, 2004)
  • Fruits of toil (April 10, 2004)
  • BARC develops new tech for banana juice (April 06, 2004)
  • N-E ginger processing unit (April 06, 2004)
  • TN: Plea to extend sops for vanilla growers (March 29, 2004)
  • Saraf Foods knows its onions and bananas (March 11, 2004)
  • Fresh arrivals to bring onion prices down in AP (March 10, 2004)
  • AP move to stabilise tomato price (March 09, 2004)
  • Drought may hit Maharashtra grapes output (February 25, 2004)
  • Summer begins? (February 18, 2004)
  • Summer delicacy (February 14, 2004)
  • Weekend Valentine's wilts rose exports — But ducks Dutch auctions to bloom `direct' on forei (February 10, 2004)
  • Onion prices rule high despite Govt intervention (February 06, 2004)
  • Veg-fruit council to expand retail network in Kerala (February 02, 2004)
  • TN to promote modern methods for fruits, vegetable farming (January 26, 2004)
  • AP steps to check onion prices (January 23, 2004)
  • Markfed in deal to export sweet onion to Germany (January 22, 2004)
  • Fading bloom (January 19, 2004)
  • Horticulture seminars in Thiruvananthapuram (January 12, 2004)
  • Dearer bottlegourd! (January 07, 2004)
  • Farm fresh fruits (January 05, 2004)
  • TN onion growers' plea for trading centre (January 03, 2004)
    Income Tax

  • Assocham moots tax on farm income (December 30, 2004)
  • Agriculture is no holy cow (December 11, 2004)
  • TN Bill to repeal Agricultural I-T Act introduced (July 24, 2004)
  • 'Bring farm I-T under Union List' (June 03, 2004)
  • TN: Agricultural I-T for plantation sector scrapped (February 12, 2004)
  • CII call to tax farm sector (January 24, 2004)
  • Why frown upon farm income from firm (January 17, 2004)
    Industry Associations

  • SUSTA hires i2i for promotions (December 11, 2004)
  • New UPASI office-bearers (September 09, 2004)
  • FICCI for doubling Plan allocation to farm sector (June 03, 2004)
    Information Technology

  • Broadband versus narrow elitism (December 28, 2004)
  • TN Govt unveils plan to link agri offices (December 24, 2004)
  • Soya trading grinds to halt on mandi stir — Traders protest against e-Choupal (December 17, 2004)
  • The Indian farmer ploughs on (November 20, 2004)
  • "Give them empowerment first","Rasheeda Bhagat (November 19, 2004)
  • Grain revolution (November 19, 2004)
  • M.P.'s farmers and their electricity woes (November 18, 2004)
  • 200 e-learning centres at krishi kendras on anvil (September 16, 2004)
  • Village info centre set up in Medak (August 10, 2004)
  • E-commerce solution for AP commodity traders (August 10, 2004)
  • Agriculture info centre inaugurated at Madurai (March 13, 2004)
    Infrastructure

  • HC asks AP to invite fresh bids for irrigation works (November 19, 2004)
  • Irrigation projects crucial for us: YSR (November 19, 2004)
  • Rs 40-cr milling cluster at Madurai approved (October 15, 2004)
  • Polavaram project work to begin soon, says YSR (August 30, 2004)
  • Third party to evaluate quality of work on AP irrigation projects (August 27, 2004)
  • Tenders issued for AP irrigation projects (August 21, 2004)
  • Perambalur agri schemes (July 20, 2004)
    Insight

  • Global commodity boom set to continue (December 28, 2004)
  • Agricultural credit — Case for mitigating lending risks (December 20, 2004)
  • Farmers continue to get raw deal (December 19, 2004)
  • India must yield to GM rice (December 17, 2004)
  • More public expenditure needed in agriculture: Report (December 13, 2004)
  • Disconnect with GDP — Can doubling farm credit really help? (December 12, 2004)
  • Focus on agriculture (December 11, 2004)
  • Issues patently questionable (December 10, 2004)
  • Making food processing viable (December 08, 2004)
  • The price of rice (December 07, 2004)
  • Banks fail to meet farm credit target (December 04, 2004)
  • `Shrimp wars' in the making (November 30, 2004)
  • The continuing possibilities of land reform (November 23, 2004)
  • Maharashtra farmers, a crossed lot (November 10, 2004)
  • Whither National Farmers Commission? (November 03, 2004)
  • Quandary of cane, cotton and onion (October 28, 2004)
  • Unshackling rural markets — Key vectors of an overdue agenda (October 21, 2004)
  • No pesticides, more profits! (October 08, 2004)
  • Agrarian crisis in Andhra Pradesh (October 05, 2004)
  • Farming in US and India — The ground reality on subsidies (September 25, 2004)
  • Death is better than debt (September 16, 2004)
  • Farm credit: Targets are fine, but more is needed (September 07, 2004)
  • Unchanged quarter century for farmers (September 01, 2004)
  • Fertiliser subsidy demystified (September 01, 2004)
  • Seafood industry looks for lifeline (August 30, 2004)
  • Fertiliser reforms — Two steps forward, one step back (August 28, 2004)
  • Will farm loan delivery match the decibel level? (August 25, 2004)
  • Future of the commodity futures market (August 20, 2004)
  • WTO framework for global trade — Farm sector can grow without subsidies (August 18, 2004)
  • Revisiting the edible oil policy (August 17, 2004)
  • Farm risk management — Solution in search of problems (July 28, 2004)
  • Budget: No good harvest, really (July 21, 2004)
  • Budget 2004-05: Make farm policy grain-centred (July 16, 2004)
  • Bank loans, food for work: Cut the cackle (July 06, 2004)
  • When farm technology falls short of expectations (July 06, 2004)
  • Not by bank credit alone (July 05, 2004)
  • Plugging the gap in institutionalised rural credit (July 03, 2004)
  • Good luck, Mr Sharad Pawar (June 23, 2004)
  • Good luck, Mr Sharad Pawar (June 23, 2004)
  • South Indian tea auctions — Losing flavour? (June 16, 2004)
  • National Commission on Farmers — Another chance to save agriculture (June 08, 2004)
  • Food sovereignty and agriculture (May 25, 2004)
  • All's not well on the farm front (May 11, 2004)
  • Will they divide the G-20 too? (April 30, 2004)
  • Data protection a must for sustainable agriculture (April 26, 2004)
  • Elections and agriculture: Poor crop of plans and policies (April 16, 2004)
  • Bamboo — the ordinary plant with extraordinary uses (April 13, 2004)
  • Trapped in a protectionist mindset (April 07, 2004)
  • Farm credit needs a lending hand (March 30, 2004)
  • Beware biotechnology farming (March 15, 2004)
  • Essential food products: Why tinker with revenue measures for short-term benefits? (March 10, 2004)
  • National Commission on Farmers, at last (March 03, 2004)
  • Bamboo as green gold (March 01, 2004)
  • From Green to Grey Revolution (February 10, 2004)
  • Farm sector growth no longer linked to foodgrains output (February 05, 2004)
  • At last, some cheer for farm sector (February 05, 2004)
  • Nature's caprices and state's tyranny (February 04, 2004)
  • Farm sector — III
    Walking away from the problem
    (January 30, 2004)
  • Farm sector on the dole (January 29, 2004)
  • Farm sector: Another food crisis ahead (January 28, 2004)
  • Rise in agricultural prices is unreal (January 23, 2004)
  • Transparency in selling cattle products (January 12, 2004)
  • Agreement on Agriculture — Confrontation among superpowers (January 07, 2004)
  • Bank reform and the rural sector (January 06, 2004)
  • The perils of private food export (January 05, 2004)
  • Statutory minimum price: Bitter news for sugar industry (January 02, 2004)
    Insurance

  • `New farm insurance norms needed' (November 17, 2004)
  • Three crop insurance schemes under study: Chidambaram (November 15, 2004)
    Internet

  • TN: Agriculture portal on the anvil (July 16, 2004)
    Interview

  • `Tea packaging cos must look for innovations' (December 31, 2004)
  • `Road ahead for tea industry is not smooth' (August 16, 2004)
  • `IPSTA's experience can't be matched by others' (May 30, 2004)
  • `Cogeneration will be the money-spinner' — Mr S. V. Balasubramaniam, CMD, Bannari Amman Su (May 30, 2004)
  • `Strengthen framework for commodity futures' (March 23, 2004)
  • `For tea industry survival, costs must come down' (January 11, 2004)
    IPR

  • AP farmer applies for patent for process to sustain soil fertility (December 30, 2004)
  • Gene revolution and patent rights (October 12, 2004)
  • Farmers' Rights Act gets Cabinet nod (September 03, 2004)
  • TNAU crop testing programme (June 15, 2004)
  • Patent for fish products (April 05, 2004)
  • `Patenting of seeds by MNCs likely to hit Indian farmers' (March 27, 2004)
  • Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 — Just leave the seed alone (March 12, 2004)
  • TBGRI meet to take stock of `Jeevani' trademark breach (March 08, 2004)
    Jute
    Latest Prices
  • Draft policy on jute moots JMDC overhaul (December 26, 2004)
  • Draft jute policy moots restructuring of JCI (November 23, 2004)
  • Call for indefinite strike in Bengal jute mills from Nov 29 (November 20, 2004)
  • Plan panel nod for jute tech mission soon (November 20, 2004)
  • Plan panel okays jute tech mission (November 09, 2004)
  • Centre's decision on jute bags draws flak (November 03, 2004)
  • Brazil pares dumping duty on Indian jute imports (October 13, 2004)
  • Jute exchange awaits FMC nod to resume futures trading (October 01, 2004)
  • Textile Ministry sets new norms for jute packaging (September 02, 2004)
  • Shortage likely in raw jute supply (August 07, 2004)
  • Centre agrees to revoke jute order (July 10, 2004)
  • Calcutta HC quashes Jute Packaging Order (July 08, 2004)
  • Jute exchange to press FMC for resuming futures (July 02, 2004)
  • NMCE launches futures in raw jute (June 16, 2004)
  • IJMA moves Calcutta HC on dilution of Jute Packaging order (May 04, 2004)
  • CITU demands scrapping of packaging order (April 25, 2004)
  • Jute Packaging Order relaxed (April 21, 2004)
  • IJSG gets set to promote jute pulp (March 30, 2004)
  • FMC stops trading at Kolkata jute exchange (March 26, 2004)
  • Raw jute prices hover below MSP (March 09, 2004)
  • AP emerging as hub for jute, mesta products (February 25, 2004)
  • Jute strike called off (January 09, 2004)
  • Jute mill workers protest Govt move to dilute packaging orders (January 07, 2004)
    Marketing

  • Markfed plans entry into Gujarat, Maharashtra (December 10, 2004)
  • New scheme to bring farmers, exporters together (October 19, 2004)
  • Metro Cash & Carry to help improve Karnataka farm supply chain (October 05, 2004)
  • Reform farm produce distribution: Study (September 01, 2004)
  • Vanilla growers seek promotion council (June 26, 2004)
  • KRRS `vanilla' meet tomorrow (June 24, 2004)
  • AP rythu bazaars: A success with vast scope (January 08, 2004)
    Metals

  • New agencies to certify metallic scrap imports (December 15, 2004)
  • Metals market awaits China currency revaluation (November 30, 2004)
  • New scrap import norms upset non-ferrous metal sector (October 31, 2004)
  • New import norms for metal scrap (October 20, 2004)
  • Metallic scrap imports: Pre-shipment inspection certificate made mandatory (October 16, 2004)
  • Nickel cathode moves up on demand (October 10, 2004)
  • MetalJunction plans high-sea trading in nickel, tin soon (September 30, 2004)
  • MetalJunction plans high-sea trading in nickel, tin soon (September 30, 2004)
  • MetalJunction plans high-sea trading in nickel, tin soon (September 30, 2004)
  • Nickel cathode declines on low demand (September 14, 2004)
  • Lead may rule firm on demand, low stocks (September 05, 2004)
  • BME seeks removal of octroi duty on non-ferrous metals (September 05, 2004)
  • Bengal Chamber organises metal seminar on Nov. 4 (August 30, 2004)
  • Illegal copper scrap import hitting domestic producers (August 29, 2004)
  • Forward booking of non-ferrous scrap halted (August 24, 2004)
  • Vedanta to buy 51 pc stake in Zambian copper mine (August 21, 2004)
  • Nickel cathode prices crash on fall in demand (August 12, 2004)
  • Divergent trend seen in metal prices (August 10, 2004)
  • Heavy metal scrap — JNPT announces 2-month import freeze from Sept 15 (August 07, 2004)
  • Platinum, palladium spread widening (August 06, 2004)
  • Non-ferrous metals meet to focus on tech transfer (August 04, 2004)
  • JNPT to suspend import handling of metal scrap (August 03, 2004)
  • Exide chief concern over lead prices (July 15, 2004)
  • Customs duty cut on metals: Major price impact unlikely (July 09, 2004)
  • Base metal prices likely to rise in Q4 (July 04, 2004)
  • Nickel cathode prices rise on strong demand (July 02, 2004)
  • Nickel prices perk up (June 01, 2004)
  • Tin prices up 13.5 pc on demand-supply gap (May 22, 2004)
  • Further slide likely in metal prices (May 09, 2004)
  • Platinum-palladium price gap to narrow: GFMS study (May 07, 2004)
  • Nickel touches year's low of Rs 675 a kg (April 21, 2004)
  • Hindustan Zinc cuts prices (April 17, 2004)
  • Refined zinc demand seen rising 15 pc (April 07, 2004)
  • Copper, lead, zinc prices hiked (April 02, 2004)
  • BME seeks higher customs duty on copper tubes (March 26, 2004)
  • Copper to rule firm: Lord Bagri (March 12, 2004)
  • Hind Copper to alter wire bar price declaration system (March 11, 2004)
  • Nickel to stay high on strong demand (March 07, 2004)
  • Copper majors hike prices in tandem with LME trend (March 04, 2004)
  • Copper prices flare up (February 10, 2004)
  • Hind Copper increases copper cathode prices (February 04, 2004)
  • Metal prices decline on duty cut (January 10, 2004)
  • Copper prices increased by Rs 9-10/kg (January 02, 2004)
    Minerals

  • Share of India, Australia in iron ore market expected to increase (March 09, 2004)
    Natural Calamities

  • Central team to assess crop damage in TN (December 18, 2004)
  • TN: More relief for farmers sought (December 01, 2004)
  • `Let probe panel fix responsibility' (November 23, 2004)
  • TN: Rain-hit Delta region farmers seek relief (November 10, 2004)
  • AP seeks Rs 1,200 cr for drought relief (October 20, 2004)
  • Probe panel to give interim report on AP farmers' suicides (October 14, 2004)
  • AP Govt must address neglect of agriculture: Study
    Many reasons behind farmers' suicides, say CES
    (October 11, 2004)
  • Suggestions invited on AP agrarian crisis (October 06, 2004)
  • Ryots' welfare panel chief favours slabs for free power (September 21, 2004)
  • Cyclic misfortune (September 01, 2004)
  • Central team to check Kerala's crop loss (August 24, 2004)
  • Kerala Minister contests Central claim on relief funds (August 16, 2004)
  • Kerala denounces Pawar's remark on drought impact (August 13, 2004)
  • Maharashtra Govt weighs options to rescue farmers in distress (August 12, 2004)
  • MP visits Anantapur farmer who survived suicide bid (August 05, 2004)
  • Centre sending team to assess Kerala farmers' woes (August 04, 2004)
  • Tackle drought, States urged (July 23, 2004)
  • NCW to conduct suicide study (July 22, 2004)
  • Kerala ministerial team to seek farm relief from Centre (July 22, 2004)
  • AP in the midst of agrarian crisis: CM (July 22, 2004)
  • Another farmer ends life in AP (July 17, 2004)
  • AP orders judicial probe into suicides (July 13, 2004)
  • Uproar in Kerala Assembly over suicides by farmers (July 13, 2004)
  • Where water is costlier than milk (July 10, 2004)
  • TN farmers' message to PM (July 10, 2004)
  • Centre urged to let panels probe ryots' suicides in AP (July 08, 2004)
  • A jawan returns; a kisan departs! (July 07, 2004)
  • `Govt apathy to blame for Rayalaseema suicides' (July 05, 2004)
  • Dead farmers leave their families in the lurch (July 03, 2004)
  • PM announces slew of sops to kin of deceased farmers (July 02, 2004)
  • Striking a chord with distressed families (July 02, 2004)
  • AP seeks Rs 660-cr aid for farmers (July 02, 2004)
  • PM likely to visit AP (June 27, 2004)
  • Rights forum calls for long-term measures (June 24, 2004)
  • Relief package soon to tackle AP ryots' problems: CM (June 03, 2004)
  • Reddy assures help to AP farmers (May 31, 2004)
  • Ryots' suicides under scrutiny in AP (May 28, 2004)
  • AP Govt seeks report on farmers' suicides (May 24, 2004)
  • AP CM's appeal to farmers (May 22, 2004)
  • A dry future (May 01, 2004)
  • Rs 9.22 cr for drought relief in Kerala (March 27, 2004)
  • Rs 1.75-cr drought relief for Ernakulam district (March 10, 2004)
  • Crop loss assessment in Pudukottai dist (March 03, 2004)
  • Bankers' panel formed to review drought situation in Maharashtra (January 09, 2004)
    New Products & Services

  • Netafim Irrigation launching short-term product range (August 18, 2004)
    Oilseeds & Edible Oil
    Latest Prices
  • Rapeseed output may top 70 lakh t (December 31, 2004)
  • Castorseed may fall further on supply glut (December 29, 2004)
  • SOPA seeks cut in M.P. mandi tax (December 23, 2004)
  • Solae launches soya drink; eyes Rs 300-cr sales in 5 years (December 23, 2004)
  • Refined soyabean oil imports spurt on low global prices (December 22, 2004)
  • BCE launches futures in RBD palmolein (December 21, 2004)
  • Ruchi Soya may halt oil sales in loose form (December 20, 2004)
  • Make packaging mandatory for refined oils (December 18, 2004)
  • Sharp rise in rabi oilseeds coverage (December 16, 2004)
  • Carotenoid norms on crude palm oil imports may go (December 15, 2004)
  • Vegoil imports slow down (December 15, 2004)
  • SOPA seeks sops to stay competitive (December 14, 2004)
  • TN to promote oil palm (December 14, 2004)
  • Spurt in demand likely to drive world vegoil prices (December 13, 2004)
  • Bumper production likely in mustard/rapeseed (December 11, 2004)
  • Asian demand seen supporting vegoil market (December 11, 2004)
  • Solvent extractors sore over Shellac Export Promotion Council (December 08, 2004)
  • Refining of edible oil does not attract excise duty: SC (December 01, 2004)
  • ITC initiates study to find causes for gap in soya yield (November 30, 2004)
  • Rabi oilseeds sowing gathers momentum (November 26, 2004)
  • Domestic producers hurt by anomalies in vanaspati imports (November 25, 2004)
  • Australian firm to launch chilli drying oil (November 24, 2004)
  • `Tap non-conventional sources to raise vegoil production' (November 22, 2004)
  • Kharif oilseeds output pegged at 131 lakh t (November 22, 2004)
  • COOIT to unveil vision document for production of oilseeds (November 21, 2004)
  • Carotene specifications a major challenge for edible oil industry (November 21, 2004)
  • Similarity in brand labels would confuse consumers: HC (November 19, 2004)
  • Lower crushings hurt soyameal sales, exports (November 18, 2004)
  • Global vegoil prices set to decline (November 11, 2004)
  • Scientists for Jakarta to study carotenoid content in palm oil (November 06, 2004)
  • Dalda strikes OIL (October 28, 2004)
  • Copra, coconut oil prices up on fall in production (October 22, 2004)
  • SOPA prunes crop output to 72 lakh t (October 20, 2004)
  • Why flog insignificant issues on import of edible oils? (October 20, 2004)
  • Finance Ministry clarifies on palm oil imports — Consignments not meeting carotenoids norm to at (October 19, 2004)
  • Bumper soyabean crop in US likely to pull down prices (October 15, 2004)
  • Aflatoxin-resistant GM groundnut in the offing (October 15, 2004)
  • Groundnut quality below expectation in Gujarat (October 14, 2004)
  • Bunge to invest up to $200 m over 5 years — Unveils Dalda edible oil range (October 14, 2004)
  • Plea to notify tariff value of edible oils (October 14, 2004)
  • Groundnut workshop to focus on hiking output, export (October 11, 2004)
  • Import norms eased for vanaspati from Nepal — STC allowed to appoint associates (October 09, 2004)
  • Gujarat groundnut output may touch 15 lakh t (October 07, 2004)
  • Malaysia eyeing value-added palm oil products shipment (October 06, 2004)
  • China, S. Asia brighten oilmeals export prospects (October 06, 2004)
  • Edible oil imports likely to rise; record soya crop forecast (October 03, 2004)
  • Oilseed exports up sharply (October 02, 2004)
  • Oilseeds output pegged at 197 lakh t (September 28, 2004)
  • Consolidation seen in edible oils industry (September 27, 2004)
  • Ample oilseeds supply seen in global market (September 26, 2004)
  • Inflation marginally up on costlier edible oils (September 25, 2004)
  • Lower production may hit groundnut meal exports (September 25, 2004)
  • Fall in groundnut oil prices dampens export optimism (September 24, 2004)
  • Row over carotenoid level in palm oil deepens — Customs authorities at JNPT levy 100 per cen (September 23, 2004)
  • Tariff rate cut: Relief to vegoil importers (September 18, 2004)
  • Sesame prices likely to remain firm (September 15, 2004)
  • Record area under oilseeds (September 15, 2004)
  • 10% cut in tariff values of edible oils likely (September 15, 2004)
  • US soya output pruned further (September 14, 2004)
  • Oilmeal exports jump 260% during April-August (September 13, 2004)
  • Oilseeds crop looks to another spell of rain (September 11, 2004)
  • Edible oil imports top 4 lakh t in Aug (September 08, 2004)
  • Kharif oilseeds harvest begins (September 07, 2004)
  • Plea to include soyameal in farm produce scheme (September 07, 2004)
  • Customs says cash, no DEPB licence (September 05, 2004)
  • SOPA urges Centre to restrain oil cos from hiking hexane price (September 04, 2004)
  • Suspense mounts over US soya crop (September 04, 2004)
  • Row over palm oil carotenoid norms intensifies (September 03, 2004)
  • Alarming rise in edible oil import value (August 30, 2004)
  • Are port curbs on edible oil imports desirable? (August 28, 2004)
  • Need for serious rethink on clearance of edible oil imports (August 27, 2004)
  • SEA gets ISO certification (August 25, 2004)
  • Kharif groundnut output seen down (August 23, 2004)
  • Classification row over palm oil import duty (August 21, 2004)
  • UK finds banned dye in branded palm oil (August 20, 2004)
  • US soyabean forecast lowered to 78.3 m tonnes (August 14, 2004)
  • Relax norms for tankers, urge vegoil importers — Cite IOC's bitumen shipment as precedent (August 13, 2004)
  • As trade awaits cut in tariff rate — Palm oil imports reduced to a trickle (August 12, 2004)
  • Govt policies upset vanaspati industry (August 12, 2004)
  • US, India soya crop may be lower than forecast (August 11, 2004)
  • Edible oil prices softening; imports may gather momentum (August 07, 2004)
  • Icrisat gets GM groundnut ready for open field trials (August 05, 2004)
  • Oilseeds likely to benefit from boom in bio-diesel (August 03, 2004)
  • Time to review vegoil sector policies (July 29, 2004)
  • American peanut sector in transition (July 26, 2004)
  • 'Retain carotenoid value norms for palm oil imports' (July 22, 2004)
  • Differential duty may lead to misuse of oil import sops (July 22, 2004)
  • Record world oilseeds output forecast this year (July 15, 2004)
  • Cargill in pact with Parakh Foods to expand edible oil business (July 14, 2004)
  • Vegoil trade on hold awaiting new tariff value (July 10, 2004)
  • Palmolein duty hike hailed (July 10, 2004)
  • A bitter-sweet pill for vegoil sector (July 09, 2004)
  • Oil refiners protest against selective excise duty waiver (July 03, 2004)
  • Vegoil imports rise as global prices soften (July 02, 2004)
  • Exclude edible oils from free trade pacts: COOIT (June 30, 2004)
  • Plea to exempt refined rice bran oil from excise duty (June 30, 2004)
  • Vanaspati import quota period extended (June 30, 2004)
  • No need to tinker with customs duty on refined oil (June 29, 2004)
  • SEAI workshop, seminar (June 26, 2004)
  • Edible oils surge on tight supply (June 24, 2004)
  • Spiralling coconut oil! (June 22, 2004)
  • `High coconut oil prices rule out biodiesel variant' (June 22, 2004)
  • Soyameal exports may top 40 lakh t next year (June 22, 2004)
  • No case for refined oil excise duty withdrawal (June 19, 2004)
  • Amazingly all-purpose (June 18, 2004)
  • Correction in global prices won't wean farmers away from oilseeds (June 16, 2004)
  • Remove excise duty on refined edible oils: SEA (June 15, 2004)
  • IVOPA seeks 85 pc duty on palmolein (June 15, 2004)
  • Record global oilseeds crop likely in 2004-05 (June 13, 2004)
  • Shanthi group to foray into coconut oil production (June 12, 2004)
  • China factor may buoy groundnut exports (June 10, 2004)
  • Oilseeds sector in fix over lack of export data (June 09, 2004)
  • Groundnut oil exports top 1 lakh t (June 09, 2004)
  • No distress sale of soya oil seen — Little impact of China meltdown, say traders (June 04, 2004)
  • Dalda cross-country promo (June 03, 2004)
  • Tariff value on crude soyabean oil reduced (June 01, 2004)
  • Limited downside seen to high vegoil prices (May 24, 2004)
  • Marico launches Saffola Gold (May 19, 2004)
  • Contravention of quality norms — Govt suspends licences of 5 edible oil units (May 15, 2004)
  • Record global oilseeds output to impact prices (May 14, 2004)
  • Firm prices of edible oil to continue (May 10, 2004)
  • Edible oil imports decline in April (May 09, 2004)
  • Adani Wilmar plans to forge ties with farmers (May 08, 2004)
  • Soyabean acreage seen rising 10 lakh ha (May 08, 2004)
  • Soya well placed meet vegoil, animal feed demands: FAO (May 07, 2004)
  • Marico to focus on branded coconut oil (May 06, 2004)
  • Oilmeals export may top 40 lakh t (May 06, 2004)
  • Oilseed prices at 10-year high in global market on lower crop (April 28, 2004)
  • India, China groundnut policy distorted: IBRD (April 24, 2004)
  • Flower power (April 13, 2004)
  • Backward integration of solvent extraction units must for survival (April 12, 2004)
  • Global oilseeds may rule firm on lower soya crop (April 10, 2004)
  • `Evolve oilseeds varieties resistant to drought' (April 09, 2004)
  • SOPA team to visit Pak to boost meal trade (April 08, 2004)
  • Edible oil imports unabated despite good mustard harvest (April 05, 2004)
  • Soya prices hit record high on oilmeal demand (March 24, 2004)
  • Solvent extractors seek oilseed import to pep up oil-meal sector (March 22, 2004)
  • Malaysian vanaspati worries domestic producers (March 18, 2004)
  • Rabi oilseeds output seen at 96 lakh t (March 13, 2004)
  • Edible oil offtake up despite higher prices (March 11, 2004)
  • Experts see upside potential for vegoil (March 10, 2004)
  • Soya processors relieved over receding avian flu (March 09, 2004)
  • Global oilseeds output to touch 360 mt next year (March 05, 2004)
  • Sanwaria Agro board clears power sector foray (March 05, 2004)
  • World vegoil prices seen firm on tight supplies (March 05, 2004)
  • Malaysian Minister flays India's vegoil tariff (March 04, 2004)
  • Global oilseeds import demand seen galloping (March 02, 2004)
  • Coconut oil futures trading crosses 400 t (February 29, 2004)
  • Higher prices to expand US soya crop (February 28, 2004)
  • Asian demand revives soyameal exports (February 28, 2004)
  • Palm oil tech analysis training (February 26, 2004)
  • S. America slowly challenging US dominance in soya output (February 26, 2004)
  • Hoping for rich harvest! (February 25, 2004)
  • Palm oil meet to discuss price outlook (February 25, 2004)
  • Has the Govt overstated oilseed production figures? (February 24, 2004)
  • Groundnut oil exports may top Rs 300 crore (February 22, 2004)
  • Tests validate palm oil refiners' stand on caratenoid (February 21, 2004)
  • Rising freight charges impact soyameal exports (February 20, 2004)
  • Duty-free vanaspati from Nepal: Importers get more time (February 18, 2004)
  • Foodgrains, oilseeds output seen at new high (February 18, 2004)
  • Groundnut kernels in good demand overseas — European markets, big buyer this season (February 14, 2004)
  • Slowdown in palm oil output growth (February 14, 2004)
  • Setback in Asian soyameal offtake on bird flu fears (February 13, 2004)
  • Buoyant trend in oilmeal exports (February 09, 2004)
  • Edible oil imports recover; palmolein arrivals double (February 07, 2004)
  • Soyameal slips on avian flu (February 06, 2004)
  • Tariff panel to study palmolein duty differential (February 01, 2004)
  • Small edible oil refineries protest excise waiver for big Kutch units (January 28, 2004)
  • Castor oil meet to discuss key issues (January 27, 2004)
  • Concern over rising crude olein imports (January 26, 2004)
  • Govt must regulate refined soya oil import (January 24, 2004)
  • Plea to reimpose 4 pc SAD on refined oils (January 21, 2004)
  • Edible oil refiners lobbying for excise duty withdrawal (January 21, 2004)
  • Actual user condition for industrial grade palm oil (January 20, 2004)
  • Edible oil prices seen steady on rising output, stocks (January 19, 2004)
  • Groundnut meet to discuss quality issues (January 09, 2004)
  • Sesameseed exports may top 2.5 lakh t (January 08, 2004)
  • Palm oil duty hike proposal upsets soap manufacturers (January 07, 2004)
  • Fallout of mad cow disease — Soyameal prices likely to rise in near term (January 06, 2004)
  • Edible oil imports slow down in Dec (January 02, 2004)
    Outlook

  • Higher investment needed in farm sector, says CII (September 27, 2004)
  • OECD notes India's progress in farm sector (July 27, 2004)
  • We want to make Indian farmers global players: Pawar (May 30, 2004)
  • Massive discrepancy in crop output estimates (February 19, 2004)
    People

  • Shamji is IPSTA chief again (December 07, 2004)
  • Amul's tech wizard, Dalaya passes away (September 13, 2004)
  • Anti-GMO activist Nanjundaswamy dead (February 04, 2004)
  • Subba Rao, Suman Sahai bag Borlaug award (February 03, 2004)
  • Kishor Shamji elected IPSTA chief (January 03, 2004)
    Pesticides

  • Sabero Organics gains on export thrust (December 21, 2004)
  • Icrisat plans research body for bio-pesticide (December 18, 2004)
  • Icrisat plans bio-pesticide research group (September 08, 2004)
  • SC panel for closure of Hind Insecticides unit — Proposes Rs 2.5-cr fine for polluting river (August 25, 2004)
  • As monsoon plays truant — Agro-chemical firms pin hopes on exports (July 23, 2004)
  • Dubey panel's clean chit to endosulfan challenged (April 07, 2004)
  • Pesticides sector calls for crackdown on fakes — Demands amendments in Insecticides Act (March 30, 2004)
  • Pesticide MNCs seek 5-10 year `data exclusivity' (March 08, 2004)
  • Alert on pests (January 31, 2004)
  • Endosulfan spraying suspended : Kerala Minister (January 20, 2004)
    Pests

  • Pest, disease alert on paddy crop (November 23, 2004)
  • Rust scare raises concern about soyabean prospects (November 16, 2004)
  • New techniques to detect virus in banana (October 21, 2004)
  • Mite infestation annual loss put at Rs 150 cr (July 07, 2004)
  • Broomrape weed threatens mustard crop (February 17, 2004)
  • Integrated pest management in Theni (January 02, 2004)
    Plantations

  • Campco to be arecanut market stabiliser (December 16, 2004)
  • 5 pc land is of little benefit, say Kerala planters (December 11, 2004)
  • Kerala to allow 5 pc of plantation land for other activities (December 09, 2004)
  • Wage settlement for plantations workers soon (November 23, 2004)
  • `Domestic policies also hurting plantation sector' (November 20, 2004)
  • Karnataka to discuss planters' woes (November 08, 2004)
  • A tough nut (November 05, 2004)
  • Estates staff plan strike on Nov 17 (November 03, 2004)
  • Beans of contention (October 14, 2004)
  • TN Governor to take up planters' plea with CM (October 13, 2004)
  • `Task force on arecanut waiting for Karnataka Cabinet nod' (October 12, 2004)
  • National workshop on arecanut at Dakshina Kannada (October 11, 2004)
  • TN planters' body elects new chairman (October 11, 2004)
  • `Govt must act to resolve crisis in plantation sector' (September 27, 2004)
  • White arecanut packs launched in Mangalore (September 22, 2004)
  • Plantation strike in Kerala: Talks fail to make headway (September 16, 2004)
  • Kerala plantation workers launch stir (September 15, 2004)
  • YSR sees bright future for bio-diesel plantations — Jatropha seeds to be paid Rs 6 per kg (September 08, 2004)
  • Relief packages for tea, coffee on anvil (September 08, 2004)
  • Coffee, tea sector value loss up on rising input costs, falling returns (September 07, 2004)
  • Tough nut to crack (August 27, 2004)
  • Plantations pin hopes on Central revival package (August 16, 2004)
  • UPASI annual meet on Sept 7 (August 03, 2004)
  • Shimoga arecanut traders hail SC judgment (August 03, 2004)
  • Kerala planters condemn assault (July 22, 2004)
  • Disappointing Budget, says Upasi (July 10, 2004)
  • Market intervention scheme for arecanut extended (June 29, 2004)
  • Diversification of crops — TN plantation sector seeks land reforms Act change (June 25, 2004)
  • Saplings for sale in Kerala (June 10, 2004)
  • Global exporters outsource cocoa needs from Campco (June 04, 2004)
  • Planters seek modification in TN Land Reforms Act (May 27, 2004)
  • Upasi sees coffee, tea prices rising (May 24, 2004)
  • Kerala rules out FDI in coffee, rubber sectors (May 20, 2004)
  • `Cocoa supply unable to meet demand' (May 01, 2004)
  • `Govt focusing on plantation industry welfare' (April 07, 2004)
  • Dry spell hits plantation sector (March 27, 2004)
  • Campco exports 20 t of cocoa butter (March 26, 2004)
  • Spicy deal (March 03, 2004)
  • Campco ships arecanut consignment to Kabul (February 27, 2004)
  • Budget fails to answer coffee, tea subsidy issues (February 16, 2004)
  • Campco urges Centre to curb arecanut imports (January 31, 2004)
  • Tough life (January 02, 2004)
  • Kerala planters angered by `unilateral' order on DA to workers (January 02, 2004)
    Policy

  • Kerala: Agri Minister allays staff fears (October 28, 2004)
    Poultry
    Latest Prices
  • Shell egg producers on stable ground (December 10, 2004)
  • Good potential for egg exports to Gulf (December 04, 2004)
  • Broiler prices climb down (November 29, 2004)
  • Diwali demand pushes up chicken prices (November 09, 2004)
  • Demand, output cut help push up egg prices (October 26, 2004)
  • Glut haunts TN broiler producers (October 14, 2004)
  • In troubled waters (October 12, 2004)
  • `Cluckers' chicken products from Venkateshwara's coop (September 28, 2004)
  • AP ranks third in chicken consumption (September 25, 2004)
  • Lobbies at work to get customs duty on maize import cut (September 22, 2004)
  • Poultry feed analysis lab in Pune (September 17, 2004)
  • Broiler, egg rates lowered (September 07, 2004)
  • Drop in maize supply puts TN poultry sector in a coop (September 01, 2004)
  • Poultry products movement exempted: NECC (August 24, 2004)
  • Poultry traders worried about truckers' stir — Feedstock supply, product despatch likely to (August 23, 2004)
  • Corn may rule firm on rising demand — User industries face difficulty in finding alternative (August 19, 2004)
  • Suguna Poultry sets its sights on processed food sector (August 13, 2004)
  • Venkateswara group to set up bird breeding farm in West Bengal (August 10, 2004)
  • TN broiler prices under strain amidst rising maize costs (August 09, 2004)
  • Poultry sector asked to go in for forward integration (August 07, 2004)
  • Poultry sector urged to focus on organic farming (August 06, 2004)
  • Prices of eggs hiked again (August 03, 2004)
  • SKM Egg Products in expansion mode (July 31, 2004)
  • Budget proposal to help value-added chicken units (July 14, 2004)
  • Maize for poultry feed from FCI stocks — NECC starts booking orders from farmers (July 06, 2004)
  • NECC to get maize directly from FCI (July 01, 2004)
  • Fresh working capital sought for poultry farmers (July 01, 2004)
  • B.V. Rao in poultry hall of fame (June 25, 2004)
  • Godrej Agro to set up poultry biz in Bangladesh (June 25, 2004)
  • Egg price set to go up in TN (June 21, 2004)
  • In fine fettle (June 17, 2004)
  • NECC thanks Jayalalithaa (May 25, 2004)
  • Poultry sector looks to blunt maize price rise (May 25, 2004)
  • Maize for Hyderabad poultry farmers (May 21, 2004)
  • Egg back in noon meals to bolster TN poultry sector (May 20, 2004)
  • Export enquiries buoy egg market sentiments — NECC decides to keep prices unchanged (May 11, 2004)
  • Maize for poultry farmers (May 08, 2004)
  • NECC buys maize for poultry farmers (May 04, 2004)
  • Further hike in egg prices on low stocks (April 30, 2004)
  • Plea to pare egg output by AP poultry farmers (April 15, 2004)
  • Chicken, egg prices increase on production fall, dipping stocks (April 13, 2004)
  • NECC buys maize for allotment to farmers (April 06, 2004)
  • Poultry sector buys bajra to counter maize price surge (April 03, 2004)
  • Drop in chicken sales in Visakhapatnam (April 02, 2004)
  • Spurt in soyameal price — Poultry feed makers migrating to alternative ingredients (March 25, 2004)
  • Zydus plea to allow import of Pekin duck eggs (March 16, 2004)
  • Poultry sector pins hopes on polls, holidays (March 16, 2004)
  • EU to protest India's move in banning chicken, meat imports (March 06, 2004)
  • Turkey on tour (March 06, 2004)
  • Poultry trade pegs Jan losses at Rs 800 crore (March 06, 2004)
  • Suggestions to bail out poultry sector (February 27, 2004)
  • Bird flu scare: NECC seeks relief measures (February 27, 2004)
  • Virus lifespan is five days (February 17, 2004)
  • Experts allay fears over bird flu (February 17, 2004)
  • Egg prices improve as market recovers (February 17, 2004)
  • SAARC nations impose ban on poultry imports (February 17, 2004)
  • Workshop on avian flu (February 16, 2004)
  • Poultry sector losing Rs 10 cr daily on bird flu fears (February 16, 2004)
  • Fair to allay bird flu scare (February 12, 2004)
  • Plea to shut down bird markets to contain avian flu (February 09, 2004)
  • Don't chicken out of consuming eggs... (February 09, 2004)
  • Declining consumption unnerves poultry sector (February 08, 2004)
  • NPC award for Suguna Poultry (February 06, 2004)
  • `Poultry industry needs investments to tap export opportunities' (February 06, 2004)
  • Broiler chicken sales high in Hyderabad (February 03, 2004)
  • Ban on Thai chicken meat export — Suguna looking to tap additional export potential (February 02, 2004)
  • `Chances of bird flu spreading very remote' (February 02, 2004)
  • Tagma Agro unveils `low cholesterol' eggs (January 31, 2004)
  • Bird flu: TN poultry sector on watch mode (January 31, 2004)
  • No reports of bird flu in the country: Sushma Swaraj (January 30, 2004)
  • Venkateshwara Hatcheries allays bird flu fears (January 30, 2004)
  • AP poultry body sees scope for export boom (January 30, 2004)
  • Arambagh Hatcheries eyes overseas market (January 30, 2004)
  • Chicken sales normal in TN (January 29, 2004)
  • Bird flu: Govt urged to ban livestock imports (January 28, 2004)
  • Egg prices cut further in TN (January 27, 2004)
  • Meat prices to soar as Thailand reports bird flu (January 26, 2004)
  • Rising mercury smashes egg prices (January 20, 2004)
  • Chilly North warms up egg prices (January 07, 2004)
    Power

  • Big farmers likely to be excluded from free power in AP (December 30, 2004)
  • AP Govt report on free power to farm sector soon (December 29, 2004)
  • Transco urges ryots to use quality equipment (November 16, 2004)
  • AP committed to free power to farmers: CM (November 11, 2004)
  • Workshop on power to farms (November 10, 2004)
  • Haryana: Power tariff relief for farm tubewells (October 08, 2004)
  • Free power to farmers — Maharashtra Govt pays Rs 403 cr to MSEB (October 04, 2004)
  • Karnataka farmers to return electricity meters (September 23, 2004)
  • Big power demand for paddy irrigation puts Haryana in a fix (September 09, 2004)
  • AP Transco action plan for 8-hr power supply to agri sector (August 25, 2004)
  • AP committed to providing free power to farmers, says Rosaiah (August 24, 2004)
  • All-party meet on agri power (August 24, 2004)
  • Free power — Catch-22 situation for Maharashtra farmers (August 20, 2004)
  • Free power may lead to illegal connections in Maharashtra (August 11, 2004)
  • AP Govt plans Rs 5,000-cr farm power distribution network (July 16, 2004)
  • AP farmers to get power under `Tatkal' scheme (July 03, 2004)
  • Free power — Cauvery farmers happy (May 24, 2004)
  • Free power can be limited to food crops: CPI (May 22, 2004)
  • It's free power for all AP farmers — First decision of CM after swearing-in (May 15, 2004)
  • Free power to farmers to be first decision: Rajasekhara Reddy (May 12, 2004)
  • `Free power to farmers in AP an economic compulsion' (April 20, 2004)
  • MSEB recovers Rs 520 crore from farmers (April 06, 2004)
  • Power supply to AP farms not to be disrupted (March 12, 2004)
  • TN extends power subsidy to all farmers (February 19, 2004)
    Precious Metals

  • Gold output may slip on low supply from mines (December 03, 2004)
  • US gold exchange traded fund debuts on NYSE (December 02, 2004)
  • Gold touches new high on sustained demand (November 26, 2004)
  • Gold at all-time high (November 17, 2004)
  • Gold mining in China promising (November 11, 2004)
  • Gold prices may firm up on festival demand (November 09, 2004)
  • Bullion recovers (November 05, 2004)
  • Will gold price soften after US polls? (October 31, 2004)
  • Govt to set up panel to review gold import norms (October 31, 2004)
  • Supply hopes may temper silver prices (October 19, 2004)
  • Silver futures turnover on MCX surpasses TOCOM (October 15, 2004)
  • European central banks' gold sales unlikely to affect prices (October 15, 2004)
  • Gold safer bet than currencies: Study (September 29, 2004)
  • Global mining houses on `gold rush' to India (September 26, 2004)
  • Gold may decline towards year-end (September 21, 2004)
  • Gold prices may rise modestly (September 17, 2004)
  • Gold, savings and P&P sector — Foolish governments, smart women (September 09, 2004)
  • Chinese gold demand set to rise to 600 t (September 08, 2004)
  • Gold may decline after US presidential polls (September 04, 2004)
  • Silver tops Rs 11,000-mark; gold increases marginally (September 03, 2004)
  • 'India has potential to influence gold prices' (August 27, 2004)
  • Gold demand up 20 pc in H1 (August 21, 2004)
  • `Gold prices to remain firm in global market' (August 21, 2004)
  • 2-day convention on gold from tomorrow (August 19, 2004)
  • Producer gold de-hedging gathers pace in Q2 (August 18, 2004)
  • Rajasthan doles out new ST sops for gold (July 20, 2004)
  • RBI under attack for curbs on gold import (July 16, 2004)
  • Gold imports may fall on monsoon impact (July 15, 2004)
  • Silver touches 2-1/2 month high (July 10, 2004)
  • No impact on gold market; platinum prices may fall (July 09, 2004)
  • AMFI for MF investments in gold, silver (July 08, 2004)
  • High demand to ensure firm silver prices (July 06, 2004)
  • Gold meet to discuss jewellery trend (June 29, 2004)
  • Gold prices may soften in H2 (June 29, 2004)
  • Gold bullion securities begin to attract investor attention (May 23, 2004)
  • No manipulation of silver prices: US regulator (May 23, 2004)
  • But the sun shines over bullion markets (May 18, 2004)
  • Silver prices up on rising demand (May 16, 2004)
  • Gold, silver up on weak rupee (May 12, 2004)
  • Gold may lose sheen on rising dollar, rate fears (May 11, 2004)
  • Will investors favour gold securities? (May 07, 2004)
  • Bullion demand may continue to be under pressure (May 02, 2004)
  • Gold, silver crash (April 30, 2004)
  • Gold output up 20 per cent (April 29, 2004)
  • Platinum-palladium price spread may widen (April 27, 2004)
  • Bullish outlook for gold may not be sustainable (April 20, 2004)
  • Uncertainties can push gold to $450/oz (April 16, 2004)
  • Silver hits all-time high of Rs 12,270 (April 03, 2004)
  • Silver: Not for the cautious! (March 29, 2004)
  • Gold de-hedging to rise this year (March 26, 2004)
  • Gold likely to decline to $350 level (March 25, 2004)
  • Delay in bullion import norms irks traders (March 10, 2004)
  • `Gold jewellery losing lustre' (March 03, 2004)
  • NMCE offers 1 kg gold unit for trade (March 02, 2004)
  • Mumbai Customs sells 3,671 kg seized silver (February 26, 2004)
  • Will Asian central banks buy gold? (February 25, 2004)
  • Producer gold hedging declines (February 14, 2004)
  • Gold dips, silver rises (February 03, 2004)
  • India, Japan may push gold higher (January 31, 2004)
  • Gold trading comes to a halt as Govt liberalises imports (January 29, 2004)
  • Precious metals to grow stronger in H1 (January 25, 2004)
  • Fresh peak seen in gold during H1 (January 21, 2004)
  • Programme to polish diamond makers' skills (January 20, 2004)
  • Gold, gold, glittering bright (January 11, 2004)
  • Gold: Major uptrend, minor kinks (January 11, 2004)
  • Undimmed lustre of the Indian bazaar (January 11, 2004)
  • Hutti Gold Mines makes record monthly output (January 03, 2004)
    Regulatory Bodies & Rulings

  • Govt defends move to declare NDDB as PFI (March 23, 2004)
    Research & Development

  • `Researchers must provide economic data to farmers' — Task group formed to revamp agricultural r (December 07, 2004)
  • AP to take up soil mapping in all dists (October 28, 2004)
  • Call to rejuvenate farm research institutions (October 20, 2004)
  • Roadmap for rice research (October 07, 2004)
  • AP Chief Secretary to attend Icrisat Board meeting (September 01, 2004)
  • New redgram strain developed (August 03, 2004)
  • Cassava Consortium mooted (July 06, 2004)
  • Varsities plan research into rice genomics (May 03, 2004)
  • Scientists urged to take up research on aerobic rice (May 02, 2004)
  • Dr Chopra on CGIAR Council (April 10, 2004)
  • Cos eye sweet sorghum variety (March 31, 2004)
  • Two cos join in Icrisat's venture (March 27, 2004)
  • Workshop on farm research (March 18, 2004)
  • Agri dept to set up central lab (February 14, 2004)
    Rice

  • NCDEX to launch rice futures in Jan (December 29, 2004)
  • Rs 19-cr Nabard package for pokkali paddy cultivation (December 27, 2004)
  • TNCSC opens 43 paddy procurement centres in Nagapattinam (December 24, 2004)
  • Basmati, growth hopes keep rice stocks nutritious (December 11, 2004)
  • MCX launches futures trading in basmati (December 10, 2004)
  • Basmati prices may rise further (December 09, 2004)
  • Par-boiled rice exports to Africa on the rise (December 02, 2004)
  • Higher procurement may boost rice stocks (November 27, 2004)
  • AP rice millers urge Govt to address industry woes (November 13, 2004)
  • Basmati turns costlier on fears of output fall (November 08, 2004)
  • Paddy field under rain water in Ramanathapuram dist (October 28, 2004)
  • World rice trade may shrink this year (October 11, 2004)
  • ICAR focusing on genetic improvement of rice (October 05, 2004)
  • TN: Paddy purchase centres opened in delta districts (October 04, 2004)
  • Global meet on rice revolution next week (September 30, 2004)
  • Global meet on rice revolution next week (September 30, 2004)
  • Global meet on rice revolution next week (September 30, 2004)
  • Fruits of labour (September 29, 2004)
  • ICAR, CCMB develop disease-resistant rice strain (September 28, 2004)
  • TN keen on `zero' VAT rate for rice (September 25, 2004)
  • No takers (September 21, 2004)
  • Exporters urge Govt to disband Basmati Development Fund (September 10, 2004)
  • `Rice mills must modernise to meet global standards' (September 08, 2004)
  • EU to allow duty-free basmati imports (August 31, 2004)
  • Global rice consumption may exceed production (August 31, 2004)
  • Boro rice meet to focus on raising acreage in N-E (August 23, 2004)
  • Rice procurement to touch 225 lakh t (August 19, 2004)
  • TN farmers told to sow medium varieties of samba seeds (August 11, 2004)
  • EU to allow duty-free import of brown basmati (August 07, 2004)
  • Alarm over shrinking paddy acreage in Kerala (August 07, 2004)
  • Satnam Overseas net up (July 31, 2004)
  • Bangladesh shows way to grow rice sans insecticide use (July 30, 2004)
  • KRBL ties up with agro firms for inputs to farmers (July 23, 2004)
  • FAO sees record rice output, lower trade (June 15, 2004)
  • Global rice prices seen rising on declining stocks (June 10, 2004)
  • KRBL plans Rs 100-cr expansion (June 05, 2004)
  • Trader held for role in `rice scam' (June 02, 2004)
  • Satnam Overseas plans rice mill, processing unit in UK (June 02, 2004)
  • CoD team in Mangalore to probe `rice scam' (May 27, 2004)
  • Rice supplies by AP Civil Supplies Corpn (May 03, 2004)
  • More value-added paddy products from KRBL fold (April 24, 2004)
  • Rice research group recommends release of 7 new varieties (April 19, 2004)
  • Global rice trade seen affected by rising prices (April 10, 2004)
  • Rice exports may resume without Govt support (March 27, 2004)
  • FII cap in Satnam Overseas hiked to 51 per cent (March 26, 2004)
  • Work under way to develop drought-tolerant rice variety (March 06, 2004)
  • Swaminathan suggests bio-rice parks in AP (March 05, 2004)
  • More rice allocated to Kerala (March 01, 2004)
  • Kohinoor basmati to be available on Amazon.com (February 26, 2004)
  • `Rice year' activity planned (February 24, 2004)
  • Samba crop loss in Thanjavur district (February 24, 2004)
  • Scientists develop new pest-proof rice (February 21, 2004)
  • S. Africa seeks quality rice at competitive price (February 14, 2004)
  • Shrinking paddy cultivation (February 04, 2004)
  • Global rice price outlook positive (February 04, 2004)
  • `Ease paddy procurement norms' (January 27, 2004)
  • Centre releases 2.81 lakh tonnes rice to AP (January 15, 2004)
    Rubber
    Latest Prices
  • Sheet rubber up a tad on new buys (December 31, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (December 30, 2004)
  • Rubber market remains firm (December 29, 2004)
  • Smart rally in rubber prices (December 28, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices static (December 25, 2004)
  • Centre's assurance boosts rubber prices (December 23, 2004)
  • Rubber prices firm up on supply crunch (December 22, 2004)
  • Climatic conditions curb China's rubber output (December 21, 2004)
  • Domestic spot rubber prices rule steady (December 21, 2004)
  • Rubber records gains on active buying (December 18, 2004)
  • Rubber firms up on supply constraints (December 18, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (December 17, 2004)
  • Rubber firms up on purchases (December 16, 2004)
  • Higher global supplies, not imports, behind rubber price slump: Study (December 15, 2004)
  • Rubber upholds steady trend (December 15, 2004)
  • `Hike rubber exports' subsidy' (December 15, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (December 14, 2004)
  • Rubber prices gain on renewed buying (December 11, 2004)
  • Buying props up rubber prices (December 10, 2004)
  • Rubber rates recover on active buying (December 09, 2004)
  • Rubber slips in line with global trend (December 08, 2004)
  • Tyre firms want subsidy on rubber exports to go (December 07, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (December 07, 2004)
  • Steady trend in rubber prices (December 04, 2004)
  • `No curbs on rubber exports' (December 03, 2004)
  • Most rubber grades down on lack of buying interest (December 03, 2004)
  • Rubber exporters fret over cut in quantity for subsidy (December 03, 2004)
  • Spot rubber steady (December 02, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (December 01, 2004)
  • Remove cap on exports, urge rubber merchants (December 01, 2004)
  • `Cos must get Cenvat credit for cess paid on natural rubber' (November 30, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (November 30, 2004)
  • Rubber Board bullish on output, consumption (November 27, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (November 27, 2004)
  • 'Cut in rubber export subsidy may hit domestic prices' (November 26, 2004)
  • Rubber declines on further sales (November 26, 2004)
  • Aid for rubber planting (November 25, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices fall further (November 25, 2004)
  • `Rubber being smuggled out' (November 24, 2004)
  • Subsidy outlay for rubber exports in 10th Plan hiked by Rs 27 cr (November 24, 2004)
  • Rubber rates steady (November 24, 2004)
  • Notification issued on rubber exports subsidy — Sops for all grades cut by half for current (November 20, 2004)
  • Rubber declines on weak global trend (November 20, 2004)
  • Rubber prices fall on fresh selling (November 19, 2004)
  • Mixed trend prevails in rubber market (November 18, 2004)
  • Rubber softens on moderate sales (November 17, 2004)
  • Spot rubber market closed (November 16, 2004)
  • Moderation in supply of sheet rubber (November 14, 2004)
  • Rubber prices decline on sales (November 13, 2004)
  • Rubber improves on short covering (November 11, 2004)
  • Rubber static (November 10, 2004)
  • Rubber futures rule steady (November 09, 2004)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (November 06, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices up on low availability (November 05, 2004)
  • Rehabilitation Plantations pays dividend to Kerala Govt (November 04, 2004)
  • Rubber market shows signs of recovery (November 04, 2004)
  • Rubber exports may decline (November 04, 2004)
  • Rubber yield to grow with better farm practices (November 03, 2004)
  • Spot rubber sheds gains (November 03, 2004)
  • Rubber under pressure (November 02, 2004)
  • NCDEX modifies rubber contracts delivery (November 01, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (October 30, 2004)
  • Users not worried over dip in rubber stocks (October 29, 2004)
  • Moderate sales hit rubber prices (October 29, 2004)
  • Rubber steady on thin arrivals (October 28, 2004)
  • Rubber prices turn weak a tad (October 27, 2004)
  • Rubber moves up on thin arrivals (October 26, 2004)
  • Rubber declines as buyers turn cautious (October 22, 2004)
  • Shortage pushes rubber prices up (October 21, 2004)
  • Spot rubber slips (October 21, 2004)
  • Bull domination in rubber market (October 20, 2004)
  • Rubber market on an upswing (October 19, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rise on buying (October 16, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (October 15, 2004)
  • Rubber export subsidy: Finance Ministry seeks clarification (October 15, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (October 14, 2004)
  • Rubber prices firm on renewed interest (October 13, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (October 12, 2004)
  • Rubber declines as buyers keep away (October 09, 2004)
  • Rubber depressed as buyers keep off (October 08, 2004)
  • Rubber declines as market loses steam (October 07, 2004)
  • Rubber eases on restricted buys (October 06, 2004)
  • Rubber prices up on covering purchases (October 05, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (October 02, 2004)
  • Rubber rates depressed on selling pressure (October 01, 2004)
  • Block rubber shoots up as exports spurt (October 01, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (September 30, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (September 30, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (September 30, 2004)
  • Moderate gains in spot rubber (September 29, 2004)
  • Rubber rates firm (September 28, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain firm (September 25, 2004)
  • Spot rubber up on purchases (September 24, 2004)
  • Rubber plantation strike called off (September 24, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices weaken (September 23, 2004)
  • Rubber hardens on buying pressure (September 22, 2004)
  • Rubber dealers urge Kerala to reduce sales tax (September 21, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices firm up (September 21, 2004)
  • UPASI urges Government to check decline in rubber prices (September 18, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain static (September 18, 2004)
  • Rubber static on cautious buying (September 17, 2004)
  • Rubber rises as exporters turn active (September 16, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (September 15, 2004)
  • Selling pressure pulls down rubber (September 14, 2004)
  • Kerala Govt urged to stop decline in rubber prices (September 14, 2004)
  • Kerala rubber growers stage `dharna' (September 13, 2004)
  • `Rubber price fall temporary' (September 13, 2004)
  • Spot rubber under pressure (September 11, 2004)
  • Sharp fall in rubber prices (September 10, 2004)
  • Infam opposes cut in rubber export subsidy (September 10, 2004)
  • Rubber flat on scattered trade (September 09, 2004)
  • Rubber prices maintain steady trend (September 08, 2004)
  • Spot rubber static in inactive market (September 07, 2004)
  • Rubber growers unhappy over falling prices (September 07, 2004)
  • Tapping in full swing (September 04, 2004)
  • Rubber trade upset over cut in export subsidy (September 04, 2004)
  • Spot rubber slips on scattered sales (September 04, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices decline on sales (September 03, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (September 02, 2004)
  • Rubber prices improve further (September 01, 2004)
  • Spot rubber gains on moderate buying (August 31, 2004)
  • Rubber futures up on renewed buying (August 28, 2004)
  • Rubber export subsidies may be slashed 50 pc (August 28, 2004)
  • Truckers' strike keeps rubber prices steady (August 27, 2004)
  • Rubber steady (August 26, 2004)
  • Truckers' strike keeps rubber market quiet (August 25, 2004)
  • Rubber shows mixed trend (August 24, 2004)
  • Govt to continue monitoring rubber prices (August 24, 2004)
  • Sheet rubber up on purchases by covering groups (August 21, 2004)
  • Pala coop society to initiate farmers into rubber futures (August 20, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (August 20, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (August 19, 2004)
  • Rubber prices continue to dip (August 18, 2004)
  • Spot rubber rates slip further on low enquiries (August 17, 2004)
  • Rubber imports up 65 pc in first quarter (August 17, 2004)
  • `No room for panic on rubber imports' (August 14, 2004)
  • EPCES hails move on natural rubber imports (August 14, 2004)
  • Sluggish trend in rubber prices (August 14, 2004)
  • Kerala CM's plea on rubber import (August 13, 2004)
  • Rubber prices stabilise on buying at lower levels (August 13, 2004)
  • Dumping duty on SBR to continue (August 12, 2004)
  • Sunny days take sheen off rubber (August 11, 2004)
  • Rubber Board proposal to encourage use of `cup lump' (August 10, 2004)
  • Port restriction on natural rubber imports scrapped (August 10, 2004)
  • Ungraded rubber sheds 50 paise (August 10, 2004)
  • Rubber steady despite resistance (August 07, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (August 06, 2004)
  • RPG Group drops rubber business consolidation plans (August 05, 2004)
  • Rains keep rubber firm (August 05, 2004)
  • Rubber steady on limited arrivals (August 04, 2004)
  • Sheet rubber up on covering buys (August 03, 2004)
  • Rubber rates under pressure (July 31, 2004)
  • Rubber trade seeks review of export policy (July 30, 2004)
  • Rubber plunges on hectic selling (July 30, 2004)
  • Core group to focus on block rubber development (July 29, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (July 29, 2004)
  • Rubber unchanged; latex declines (July 28, 2004)
  • Sharp fall in rubber prices (July 27, 2004)
  • Rubber may not dip below Rs 50 a kg (July 25, 2004)
  • Rubber tumbles on buyer resistance (July 24, 2004)
  • Price manipulation in rubber futures unearthed (July 24, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (July 23, 2004)
  • Rubber dips in line with global trend (July 22, 2004)
  • Spot rubber rates rule steady (July 21, 2004)
  • Rubber market rules steady (July 20, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain static (July 17, 2004)
  • As domestic, global price band widens — Rubber imports under OGL could turn viable (July 17, 2004)
  • Rubber trade awaits clear market trend (July 16, 2004)
  • Rubber prices stay unchanged (July 15, 2004)
  • Steady trend in spot rubber prices (July 14, 2004)
  • Spot rubber rates static (July 13, 2004)
  • Rubber prices inch towards Rs 70 a kg (July 13, 2004)
  • Rubber market steady (July 10, 2004)
  • Rubber rules firm (July 09, 2004)
  • Rubber turns weak (July 08, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices post smart gains (July 07, 2004)
  • Rubber prices display mixed trend (July 06, 2004)
  • Rubber prices bounce back (July 03, 2004)
  • Higher sales tax leads to rubber smuggling (July 02, 2004)
  • Weak global trend hits spot rubber (July 02, 2004)
  • Rubber prices fall marginally (July 01, 2004)
  • Demand for rubber up as rains intensify (June 30, 2004)
  • Rubber shortage forces tyre cos to import more (June 29, 2004)
  • Rubber prices flat as buyers stay away (June 29, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain steady (June 26, 2004)
  • Sales put pressure on sheet rubber (June 25, 2004)
  • Core panel to look into rubber sector issues (June 25, 2004)
  • Rubber continues to rule steady (June 24, 2004)
  • Rubber prices firm on spurt in global markets (June 23, 2004)
  • Rubber Board calls for user, grower meet tomorrow — As prices rise, stocks shrink to 9-year (June 23, 2004)
  • Rubber prices firm on spurt in global markets (June 23, 2004)
  • Rubber Board calls for user, grower meet tomorrow — As prices rise, stocks shrink to 9-year (June 23, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (June 22, 2004)
  • Upasi sets up task force to promote rubber wood (June 22, 2004)
  • Bullish trend in rubber market (June 19, 2004)
  • Rubber prices may rule firm despite slight fall (June 18, 2004)
  • Prices flare up further on active buying (June 18, 2004)
  • `Rubber exports unlikely to touch last year levels' (June 18, 2004)
  • A neutral platform to take stock of global scenario (June 17, 2004)
  • IRMRA: Showing the way (June 17, 2004)
  • Panic buying pulls up rubber (June 17, 2004)
  • A rubber business back in limelight (June 17, 2004)
  • 'BPO bug biting rubber industry too' (June 17, 2004)
  • Rubber continues to rule steady (June 16, 2004)
  • Spot rubber prices firm up (June 15, 2004)
  • Rubber flares up as monsoon hits tapping (June 12, 2004)
  • Spot prices up (June 12, 2004)
  • Rubber unchanged as buyers keep away (June 11, 2004)
  • Minor variations in rubber prices (June 10, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (June 09, 2004)
  • Rubber prices continue to rise (June 08, 2004)
  • World rubber meet on June 17 (June 08, 2004)
  • Rubber static (June 05, 2004)
  • Rubber shows mixed trend (June 04, 2004)
  • Rubber steady (June 03, 2004)
  • Rubber improves as buying resumes (June 02, 2004)
  • Rising rubber prices: Growers merry, small units worry (June 01, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (June 01, 2004)
  • Global rubber meet to discuss current trends (May 29, 2004)
  • Rubber static (May 29, 2004)
  • Steady trend in rubber continues (May 28, 2004)
  • Rubber market rules steady (May 27, 2004)
  • Low arrivals boost rubber prices (May 26, 2004)
  • Rubber firm on moderate buying (May 25, 2004)
  • Rubber unlikely to rise further (May 22, 2004)
  • Low arrivals buoy up sentiments (May 22, 2004)
  • Rubber futures bullish (May 21, 2004)
  • Rubber rates unchanged (May 20, 2004)
  • Rubber declines as buyers turn inactive (May 19, 2004)
  • Crumb share (May 18, 2004)
  • Rubber up on poor arrivals (May 18, 2004)
  • Rubber flares up on thin arrivals (May 15, 2004)
  • Rubber rates unchanged (May 14, 2004)
  • Rubber Board develops high yielding strains (May 14, 2004)
  • Rubber market remains stagnant (May 13, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain unchanged (May 12, 2004)
  • Govt may extend subsidy for addl rubber exports (May 12, 2004)
  • `MRF, top consumer of natural rubber' (May 10, 2004)
  • Rubber declines as purchases halt (May 08, 2004)
  • Rubber price firm as rains limit raw material arrivals (May 07, 2004)
  • Rubber rises on renewed buying (May 06, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber continues (May 05, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (May 04, 2004)
  • Rubber prices continue to slip on buyers' resistance (May 01, 2004)
  • Rubber prices dip on sales (April 30, 2004)
  • Rubber steady (April 29, 2004)
  • Rubber gains on moderate buys (April 28, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain static (April 27, 2004)
  • Rubber prices turn steady (April 24, 2004)
  • Growers still averse to producing block rubber (April 24, 2004)
  • Low arrivals lift rubber prices (April 23, 2004)
  • Rubber rates flat on buyer resistance (April 22, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (April 21, 2004)
  • Rubber prices weaken on profit booking (April 20, 2004)
  • Rubber steady on low arrivals (April 17, 2004)
  • Rubber flares up on hectic buying (April 16, 2004)
  • Domestic rubber may continue to rule firm (April 14, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain static (April 14, 2004)
  • Rubber rates recover on demand (April 13, 2004)
  • Rubber production exceeds 7 lakh tonnes (April 12, 2004)
  • Rubber prices flat on dull trading (April 09, 2004)
  • Rubber prices remain flat (April 08, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (April 07, 2004)
  • Rubber moves up on low arrivals (April 03, 2004)
  • Hectic buying in rubber market (April 02, 2004)
  • Rubber dull on poor buying (April 01, 2004)
  • Rubber exports top 60,000 t (March 31, 2004)
  • Rubber prices up (March 31, 2004)
  • Rubber Board apprises Plan panel of need for higher exports (March 27, 2004)
  • Rubber output may top 7 lakh t (March 26, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber market (March 25, 2004)
  • Physical rubber prices improve (March 24, 2004)
  • Rubber unchanged on dull trading (March 23, 2004)
  • Subsidy for rubber exports may continue (March 23, 2004)
  • Rubber improves on week-end buying (March 20, 2004)
  • Lack of buyers floors rubber (March 19, 2004)
  • Continue subsidy for exports, says RubberMark (March 19, 2004)
  • Rubber steady; latex declines (March 18, 2004)
  • Rubber declines on negative global trend (March 17, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber continues (March 16, 2004)
  • One year on, rubber futures here to stay (March 16, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (March 13, 2004)
  • Rubber market eases a tad (March 12, 2004)
  • Rubber improves on moderate buys (March 11, 2004)
  • Rubber static (March 10, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (March 06, 2004)
  • Rubber falls on poor buying (March 04, 2004)
  • Rubber prices bounce back (March 02, 2004)
  • Rubber exporters form separate association to ensure fair deals (March 01, 2004)
  • Rubber market in corrective phase (February 28, 2004)
  • Rubber declines on selling pressure (February 27, 2004)
  • Rubber market hits new high (February 26, 2004)
  • Heavy buying props up rubber (February 21, 2004)
  • Rubber steady on tyre firms' purchases (February 20, 2004)
  • Tapping feel-good factor (February 20, 2004)
  • Rubber prices stay bullish (February 19, 2004)
  • Rubber gains further on low arrivals (February 18, 2004)
  • Rubber flares up on limited arrivals (February 17, 2004)
  • Rubber growers see anomaly in visual grading system (February 16, 2004)
  • Grading of rubber (February 16, 2004)
  • Rubber prices maintain uptrend (February 14, 2004)
  • Rubber prices recover slightly (February 13, 2004)
  • Rubber market remains idle (February 12, 2004)
  • China emerging a key rubber producer in Asia (February 12, 2004)
  • Rubber prices unchanged (February 11, 2004)
  • Rubber turns weak (February 10, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rebound (February 07, 2004)
  • Rubber exports exceed 50,000 t (February 07, 2004)
  • Rubber declines (February 06, 2004)
  • Rubber prices continue to fall (February 05, 2004)
  • Rubber declines on lack of demand (February 04, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (February 03, 2004)
  • Kerala needs processors to prop up rubber sector (February 02, 2004)
  • Rubber recovers (January 31, 2004)
  • Rubber prices dip (January 30, 2004)
  • Rubber declines (January 29, 2004)
  • Rubber market appears aimless (January 28, 2004)
  • Rubber convention today (January 26, 2004)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (January 23, 2004)
  • Rubber weakens on poor buying (January 22, 2004)
  • Rubber gains on demand (January 21, 2004)
  • MNCs boost rubber sector prospects (January 19, 2004)
  • Rubber stabilises on marginal buys (January 17, 2004)
  • Rubber market remains static (January 15, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (January 14, 2004)
  • Spot rubber steady (January 13, 2004)
  • Upasi plea to continue rubber export sops (January 12, 2004)
  • Rubber prices fall as traders release stocks (January 10, 2004)
  • Rubber static on low trade queries (January 09, 2004)
  • Rubber prices continue to fall (January 08, 2004)
  • Rubber weakens in thin trading (January 07, 2004)
  • Boom time (January 06, 2004)
  • Rubber prices almost steady (January 06, 2004)
  • Rubber may continue to move north (January 05, 2004)
  • Rubber Park poised to get more tenants (January 05, 2004)
  • Uncertainty continues in rubber market (January 03, 2004)
  • Plea to scrap subsidy on natural rubber exports (January 03, 2004)
  • Subdued trading in rubber market (January 02, 2004)
  • Rubber Board aid for processors (January 02, 2004)
  • Stagnation continues in rubber market (January 01, 2004)
    Rural Development

  • AP Govt, NGOs join ryots in identifying priority areas (January 20, 2004)
    Science & Technology

  • Digital radios for fishermen (February 25, 2004)
    Seeds

  • AP farmers to get certified seeds (December 30, 2004)
  • Weak trend may prolong in guar seed spot prices (December 07, 2004)
  • Amendments to seed law — Yet to germinate fully (December 02, 2004)
  • VFPCK to quadruple veg seed production (December 02, 2004)
  • Govt to set up Seed Authority soon (November 22, 2004)
  • AP Cabinet okays Draft Seeds Bill (November 01, 2004)
  • AP Seed Bill to nail spurious traders (October 26, 2004)
  • ITC turns focus to farm extension (September 27, 2004)
  • AP will formulate separate Seed Act, says Minister (September 16, 2004)
  • TNAU spots six centres to produce quality seeds (August 07, 2004)
  • Mittabagilu houses treasure of paddy, vegetable varieties (July 31, 2004)
  • Seed industry divided over Budget proposals (July 12, 2004)
  • AP move to banish spurious seeds and pesticides (June 05, 2004)
  • Dharapuram ryots hit by poor quality onion seeds (May 07, 2004)
  • Rasi Seeds to sell 3 lakh Bt cotton packets (April 07, 2004)
  • AP faces huge shortfall in seed production (February 20, 2004)
  • Nath Seeds to spin off agri-businesses into 3 independent cos (January 25, 2004)
    Silk

  • Ryots told to take up sericulture (December 10, 2004)
  • More area under mulberry in Tiruchi (November 24, 2004)
  • Silk body plans new label (September 22, 2004)
  • Now, a quality assurance stamp for silk products (August 31, 2004)
  • Raw silk imports by EOUs/SEZs from China — CBEC to discontinue testing of grades (August 27, 2004)
  • Mysore Silks to protect its IPR; seeks geographical indication (August 18, 2004)
  • Sericulture promotion in TN (March 27, 2004)
  • Silk exporters sore over move to tax DEPB credit (March 18, 2004)
  • Karnataka panel wants curbs on silk sector to go (February 27, 2004)
    Spices & Condiments
    Latest Prices
  • APEDA, Horticulture Dept to set up export zone for chillies in Guntur (December 30, 2004)
  • Spices Board plans to check export quality of vanilla (December 28, 2004)
  • Upward trend continues in spices export (December 28, 2004)
  • Steps to streamline pepper procurement in Kerala (December 25, 2004)
  • Kerala may begin pepper procurement from mid-Jan (December 25, 2004)
  • Pepper import curbs: Oleoresin makers should network with growers (December 24, 2004)
  • Vanilla meet suggests India brand to garner global market (December 24, 2004)
  • Cardamom export may touch 1,000 t this fiscal (December 22, 2004)
  • CII workshop on vanilla (December 21, 2004)
  • Peppery prospects (December 21, 2004)
  • Lack of funds hits pepper procurement (December 21, 2004)
  • Cardamom rules steady (December 18, 2004)
  • Pepper rises on Kerala procurement plan (December 18, 2004)
  • Duty-free pepper imports from all origins except Lanka suspended (December 17, 2004)
  • Global pepper production pegged lower by 11 pc (December 16, 2004)
  • Pepper prices continue to rise (December 13, 2004)
  • Cardamom stays firm on export buying (December 10, 2004)
  • Govt has to work out end-to-end solutions on pepper issue (December 10, 2004)
  • Marketfed awaits Kerala's approval to procure pepper (December 08, 2004)
  • Pepper drifts south (December 06, 2004)
  • Spices Board hikes airfreight subsidy for cardamom exports (December 03, 2004)
  • FTAs threatening to hit domestic pepper trade (December 01, 2004)
  • Pepper recovers on strong buying support (November 29, 2004)
  • Spices exporters asked to set up warehouses in US (November 29, 2004)
  • Spices exporters' body to help farmers produce aflatoxin-free chilli (November 28, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices bounce back on buying support (November 27, 2004)
  • Spices Board moots auction system for large cardamom (November 26, 2004)
  • Indian curries in favour at US food conference (November 26, 2004)
  • Spices exports up by Rs 278 cr in April-Oct (November 25, 2004)
  • Suspend cardamom futures: Spices Board (November 24, 2004)
  • Slide continues in cardamom prices (November 19, 2004)
  • Pepper recovers after sharp fall (November 19, 2004)
  • Plea to computerise cardamom auction centres (November 18, 2004)
  • Karnataka, TN growers find vanilla prices remunerative (November 17, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices turn weak on low purchases (November 15, 2004)
  • India rejects Malaysia's proposal for curbs on pepper exports (November 14, 2004)
  • Declining trend in pepper continues (November 13, 2004)
  • Increase in production boosts chilli, coriander exports (November 09, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices up on lower arrivals (November 05, 2004)
  • H1 spices exports up Rs 258 cr (November 04, 2004)
  • Pepper slides below Rs 60/kg (November 02, 2004)
  • Cardamom at 10-year low (November 01, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices facing slump due to glut (October 27, 2004)
  • Ruling steady (October 27, 2004)
  • Export demand may keep chilli prices hot (October 27, 2004)
  • Spices Board to take part in 7 fairs (October 26, 2004)
  • New vanilla auction centre in Kerala (October 19, 2004)
  • Cardamom rules lower on selling pressure (October 18, 2004)
  • Global pepper output estimated lower (October 18, 2004)
  • Pepper prices recover (October 17, 2004)
  • Turmeric may dip on good crop, stocks (October 16, 2004)
  • Air freight sop for cardamom exporters (October 16, 2004)
  • Netherlands— key player in global cardamom trade (October 13, 2004)
  • Vanilla growers open auction centres (October 12, 2004)
  • Pepper prices decline (October 12, 2004)
  • `Restore spices import permits' (October 08, 2004)
  • Buying support keeps cardamom stable (October 08, 2004)
  • Spices Board to e-market vanilla, pepper, cardamom (October 07, 2004)
  • Rising pepper imports begin to tell on prices (October 07, 2004)
  • Vanilla buying begins inspite of resistance from growers (October 06, 2004)
  • Global pepper production pruned to below 3 lakh tonnes (October 05, 2004)
  • Marginal increase in cardamom prices (October 01, 2004)
  • Pepper up on buying support (September 28, 2004)
  • Madagascar dashes hopes of vanilla growers (September 25, 2004)
  • Higher quotes hit guar gum powder exports — Processors blame futures exchanges for high pric (September 24, 2004)
  • Cardamom slide continues (September 24, 2004)
  • Spices exports rise by Rs 230 cr in April-August (September 21, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices continue to fall on low buying (September 16, 2004)
  • Vanilla growers in a fix as buyers keep away (September 16, 2004)
  • Pepper continues to dip (September 15, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices remain flat on lack of buying support (September 11, 2004)
  • Spices Board hopes to exceed export target by 40 per cent (September 09, 2004)
  • Spices Board to focus more on vanilla (September 09, 2004)
  • Pepper rises as selling pressure eases (September 08, 2004)
  • Pepper traders go bankrupt as prices crash (September 06, 2004)
  • Pepper prices decline on lack of buying support (September 02, 2004)
  • Cardamom may rise as truckers' stir ends (September 01, 2004)
  • Spices exports top 50 pc of fiscal target during April-July (August 27, 2004)
  • Free display booths for exporters at IPC exhibition (August 26, 2004)
  • Pepper declines on poor buying (August 24, 2004)
  • Uptrend in cardamom prices on buying support (August 21, 2004)
  • Spices Board plans large cardamom processing units (August 18, 2004)
  • Spot pepper slips on low buying (August 16, 2004)
  • Spices body to seek cap on pepper imports (August 14, 2004)
  • Kerala: Pepper traders seek cut in purchase tax (August 13, 2004)
  • Pepper declines on poor buying (August 09, 2004)
  • Cardamom offtake may rise as ban on pan masala goes (August 08, 2004)
  • Spices Board initiates action against clove importer (August 07, 2004)
  • Little impact likely on Kerala move to procure pepper (August 05, 2004)
  • Vanilla trade pauses for Madagascar arrivals (August 04, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices up on short supply (July 29, 2004)
  • STCL to set up pepper processing plant in Kodagu (July 28, 2004)
  • Pepper market down on selling pressure (July 28, 2004)
  • Spices export doubles in Q1 (July 23, 2004)
  • Pepper futures dip on hopes of output rise (July 22, 2004)
  • Cardamom crop hopes improve on good rains (July 17, 2004)
  • Spicy demand (July 16, 2004)
  • Pepper rules steady (July 14, 2004)
  • Spices Board to launch direct cardamom sales (July 13, 2004)
  • Spices Board moots body for vanilla-producing nations (July 11, 2004)
  • Pepper prices decline (July 11, 2004)
  • Arecanut market down on supply glut (July 02, 2004)
  • Cardamom recovers on short supply (July 01, 2004)
  • Pepper rules steady (June 30, 2004)
  • Spices exports double in Apr-May (June 29, 2004)
  • Dip in Indonesian pepper output likey to help Indian exports (June 27, 2004)
  • Spices Board moots direct marketing of cardamom (June 26, 2004)
  • Cloves from Pakistan detained; Spices Board finds tax evasion (June 25, 2004)
  • Slight improvement in pepper prices (June 23, 2004)
  • Slight improvement in pepper prices (June 23, 2004)
  • Spices exports target fixed at Rs 2,000 cr (June 20, 2004)
  • Spicy contraband (June 18, 2004)
  • Cardamom rules steady (June 17, 2004)
  • Pepper futures decline on poor demand (June 16, 2004)
  • Drought-resistant cardamom on cards (June 13, 2004)
  • Weak demand pulls down cardamom (June 12, 2004)
  • Govt changes norms for pepper import — Move may benefit domestic market (June 11, 2004)
  • Pepper static on low-key trade (June 10, 2004)
  • April spices export doubles on surge in chilli shipments (June 04, 2004)
  • Cardamom rules steady (June 04, 2004)
  • Pepper fall continues (June 02, 2004)
  • High prices impacting world vanilla market (June 02, 2004)
  • Spices Board to take up Sudan dye issue with EU at Spain meet (June 01, 2004)
  • Entries invited for Spices Board productivity award (June 01, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices remain steady (May 29, 2004)
  • UPASI to get Spices Board's support for growing spices (May 28, 2004)
  • UPASI to revive plea for curbs on duty-free pepper import (May 27, 2004)
  • Pepper prices drop on selling pressure (May 26, 2004)
  • Southern planters plan to cultivate spices as intercrop (May 22, 2004)
  • Cardamom market steady (May 21, 2004)
  • Pepper market steady despite lack of activity (May 20, 2004)
  • EC withdraws alert notification against chilli exporter (May 18, 2004)
  • Cardamom up on buying (May 14, 2004)
  • Pepper prices turn hot (May 12, 2004)
  • Spices Board launches initiative to improve produce quality (May 12, 2004)
  • Spices export loses flavour, down Rs 182 cr (May 08, 2004)
  • Cardamom steady on buying support (May 07, 2004)
  • Pepper prices up on demand (May 06, 2004)
  • Spot pepper slips on weak demand (April 26, 2004)
  • Standard method to check dyes in export chillies lacking (April 25, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices mixed (April 23, 2004)
  • Pepper prices rule steady on correction (April 22, 2004)
  • MAS Enterprises diversifyng (April 20, 2004)
  • Pepper exports drop as Vietnam supply hots up (April 20, 2004)
  • Pepper drops sharply on weak demand (April 16, 2004)
  • Cardamom up on short supply (April 15, 2004)
  • Vietnam, Cambodia to become IPC members (April 09, 2004)
  • Pepper prices decline on selling pressure (April 08, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices may fall (April 06, 2004)
  • Dry spell may affect cardamom production (April 02, 2004)
  • Marginal fall in pepper despite thin arrivals (April 01, 2004)
  • Losing flavour (March 31, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices firm (March 26, 2004)
  • Chilli exports may turn hot (March 26, 2004)
  • IPC move to rope in Vietnam (March 20, 2004)
  • High vanilla prices may take the flavour out of trade (March 20, 2004)
  • Chilli trade resumes at Guntur (March 18, 2004)
  • Chilli trade in Guntur comes to standstill (March 17, 2004)
  • Pepper prices gain on short supply (March 17, 2004)
  • Spices Board set to install new system to check dye in chilli (March 16, 2004)
  • Cardamom output may fall this season (March 15, 2004)
  • Chillies: Transaction cost reduced (March 15, 2004)
  • AP Govt intervention adds spice to chilli trading (March 12, 2004)
  • Pepper prices improve on buying support (March 10, 2004)
  • Sharp fall in ginger exports (March 08, 2004)
  • Cardamom slide continues (March 05, 2004)
  • AP Govt steps in to placate chilli farmers (March 04, 2004)
  • Pepper up on tight supply (March 04, 2004)
  • `Intercropping spices with coconut increases yield' (March 03, 2004)
  • Weak demand keeps cardamom low (February 27, 2004)
  • Domestic demand, high price continue to mar spices export (February 26, 2004)
  • Tax evasion in pepper trade to cost Kerala Rs 10 crore (February 25, 2004)
  • Rising pepper imports worry growers (February 24, 2004)
  • Spices exporters decry cut in DEPB rates (February 22, 2004)
  • Cardamom auctions suspended as prices continue to decline (February 18, 2004)
  • Pepper prices slip further (February 16, 2004)
  • Mild flavour (February 14, 2004)
  • Cash crop (February 12, 2004)
  • Cardamom futures to be launched today (February 11, 2004)
  • Cardamom steady on thin arrivals (February 11, 2004)
  • Ginger steady on good demand (February 10, 2004)
  • Spices Board programme for jobless youth (February 09, 2004)
  • Conflicting pepper output reports affect markets (February 07, 2004)
  • Spices industry to focus on quality certification (February 06, 2004)
  • Cardamom rules steady at auctions (February 04, 2004)
  • Spices Board to follow 2-pronged strategy on food safety (February 01, 2004)
  • Spicy interaction (January 30, 2004)
  • Good scope seen for spices in US, Japan (January 30, 2004)
  • Two-pronged strategy to promote spice-based cuisine (January 29, 2004)
  • Further European alert on red dye in chillies (January 24, 2004)
  • Cardamom rules steady (January 24, 2004)
  • Domestic demand props up pepper (January 21, 2004)
  • Spices export loses flavour (January 20, 2004)
  • Campco to export 30 t areca to Afghanistan (January 19, 2004)
  • Pepper up on good buying (January 17, 2004)
  • Cardamom slides on weak demand (January 15, 2004)
  • Spices Board apprises chilli industry on EU plans to inspect farms, units (January 10, 2004)
  • Cardamom prices rule steady (January 07, 2004)
  • Uptrend in pepper futures on speculative buying (January 03, 2004)
  • EU visit on contamination of chilli shipments — Spices Board to hold talks with State farm dept (January 02, 2004)
    Standards & Benchmarks

  • Farm produce certification gaining ground (November 29, 2004)
  • `Quality affecting fresh produce exports' (November 26, 2004)
  • Aflatoxin may hit groundnut exports (November 23, 2004)
  • ISO award for Hittakkal group (November 06, 2004)
  • Coffee Board on verge of starting quality certificate rating system (November 06, 2004)
  • Sub-standard milk detected (August 24, 2004)
  • Exporters concern over new European food law (July 23, 2004)
  • Farm goods export to Malaysia faces phyto-sanitary hurdles (April 22, 2004)
  • Plant Quarantine Order lays stress on phyto-sanitary certificate (April 08, 2004)
    Stocks

  • Agri-commodity stocks: In buoyant phase (September 12, 2004)
  • Pointers on when and how to invest (September 12, 2004)
    Storage

  • MPEDA to upgrade facilities for seafood processing units (November 11, 2004)
  • Subsidy scheme for rural godowns extended (October 21, 2004)
  • ABB Grain eyeing storage, consultancy markets (October 19, 2004)
  • Ciphet promises farm aid (September 28, 2004)
  • AP marketing dept targets Rs 228-cr market fee (September 18, 2004)
  • Bulk grain storage, supply project gets Govt nod (March 14, 2004)
    Sugar
    Latest Prices
  • Retail sugar turns dearer (December 31, 2004)
  • Sugar may spurt on lower supply (December 30, 2004)
  • 34 lakh t sugar released under free sale quota (December 30, 2004)
  • Growers find jaggery prices `encouraging' (December 29, 2004)
  • Oil firms float fresh tender for ethanol — To meet UP, Uttaranchal requirements (December 29, 2004)
  • Raw sugar imports — Finance, Commerce Ministries at loggerheads (December 28, 2004)
  • Pawar rules out import of white sugar (December 24, 2004)
  • ISMA flays oil firms for slow progress in `gasohol' programme (December 23, 2004)
  • Global sugar summit to discuss ethanol potential (December 21, 2004)
  • TN: Plan to start gur units under NAMT hits snag (December 20, 2004)
  • Sugar prices likely to peak early next year (December 16, 2004)
  • Tummapala sugar factory to resume crushing (December 15, 2004)
  • `No restoration of export incentives for sugar' (December 13, 2004)
  • Restructuring, price rise boost sugar stocks (December 04, 2004)
  • Scrap monthly sugar release system: Tuteja panel (December 03, 2004)
  • Sugar prices may rise on demand, lower free sale quota (December 03, 2004)
  • N. India mills scramble for sugarcane supplies (November 30, 2004)
  • Orissa CM inaugurates Nayaagarh Sugar Complex (November 30, 2004)
  • Addl capital from Kothari Sugars promoters for revival (November 27, 2004)
  • Dwarikesh Sugar plans IPO to raise Rs 32.5 cr — Issue opens on November 29 (November 25, 2004)
  • To fund capacity expansion — Bajaj Hind mulls Rs 100-cr equity infusion (November 23, 2004)
  • E.I.D. Parry to retail branded sugar (November 19, 2004)
  • Recognise strengths, address weaknesses of sugar co-ops (November 19, 2004)
  • Sugar industry happy with new SMP, computing norm (November 16, 2004)
  • Ethanol-petrol blending plan grinds to halt (November 16, 2004)
  • UP sugar mills cry foul as oil firms shun ethanol (October 30, 2004)
  • KK Birla Group to consolidate sugar business (October 30, 2004)
  • Maharashtra sugar mills may get more time to complete FSQ (October 29, 2004)
  • Sugar free sale quota for November up (October 26, 2004)
  • AP Govt to guarantee NCDC loan (October 25, 2004)
  • Sugar likely to remain firm (October 12, 2004)
  • Sugar millers expect another sweet year ahead (October 04, 2004)
  • ISEC to go ahead with export of preferential quota to EU (October 02, 2004)
  • IFC arm to buy Rs 45-cr carbon credits from Balrampur Chini (September 30, 2004)
  • IFC arm to buy Rs 45-cr carbon credits from Balrampur Chini (September 30, 2004)
  • UP mills contract 40,000 t sugar imports (September 30, 2004)
  • IFC arm to buy Rs 45-cr carbon credits from Balrampur Chini (September 30, 2004)
  • UP mills contract 40,000 t sugar imports (September 30, 2004)
  • UP mills contract 40,000 t sugar imports (September 30, 2004)
  • 40 lakh t sugar released under free sale quota (September 28, 2004)
  • E.I.D. Parry's sweet experiments pay off (September 28, 2004)
  • TN: Sugar mill privatisation flayed (September 25, 2004)
  • World cereals output seen increasing (September 21, 2004)
  • Mills may gain from zero duty raw sugar imports (September 15, 2004)
  • 2 lakh t more sugar under free sale quota (September 14, 2004)
  • Maharashtra mills to import 1 lakh t sugar (September 13, 2004)
  • Cane SMP to be fixed at 9 pc base recovery (September 12, 2004)
  • Sweet deal (September 09, 2004)
  • Sugar mills begin importing rectified spirit, molasses (September 09, 2004)
  • KCP Sugars plans to invest Rs 30 cr to strengthen operations (September 03, 2004)
  • Sick sugar units urged to use sorghum to make ethanol (August 30, 2004)
  • Haryana co-op sugar mills bag awards (August 28, 2004)
  • Sept sugar quota may be hiked to 14 lakh tonnes (August 26, 2004)
  • Limited stocks drive jaggery prices up (August 18, 2004)
  • Bajaj Hindusthan mulls Rs 100-cr issue (August 16, 2004)
  • Sugar prices crash on extra release of free sale quota (August 13, 2004)
  • Upper Ganges back in black (August 12, 2004)
  • Price rise sweetens sugar stocks (August 05, 2004)
  • PM may unveil sugar package on I-Day — Loans to mills to be rescheduled (August 04, 2004)
  • Sugar prices spurt on lower sale quota (August 04, 2004)
  • Balrampur Chini open to buying sugar mills in UP (August 03, 2004)
  • No threat to sugarcane supplies in UP: Kushagra Bajaj (July 27, 2004)
  • Govt cuts sugar FSQ for August (July 27, 2004)
  • Ponni Sugars trying new sources of raw material (July 22, 2004)
  • Balrampur Chini promoters seek loan from sugar fund (July 20, 2004)
  • Biz battle may extend to political arena (July 19, 2004)
  • Sugar mills upset with BHL's move to enter western UP — Lobby for changes in radial distance (July 19, 2004)
  • Mills seek change in raw sugar import norms (July 17, 2004)
  • Sugar mills betting on Tuteja panel for growth (July 12, 2004)
  • `No package for sugar industry' (July 10, 2004)
  • Coop sugar sector needs tax holiday (July 09, 2004)
  • Indian sugar output may weigh on global market (July 01, 2004)
  • Deals struck to import 7 lakh t raw sugar (June 29, 2004)
  • Govt cuts sugar free sale quota (June 26, 2004)
  • Sugar output seen sharply lower at 140 lakh t (June 24, 2004)
  • Sugar prices may rule firm on lower supply (June 10, 2004)
  • Changes in sugar sale quota in the offing — Extension in June FSQ likely (June 08, 2004)
  • Pawar to meet sugar officials today (June 03, 2004)
  • Policy in a flux (May 30, 2004)
  • Riding the sugar cycle (May 30, 2004)
  • Sugar: Recovering after the caning (May 30, 2004)
  • The bitter truths (May 30, 2004)
  • For sugar cos, by-products look sweeter (May 28, 2004)
  • Govt may ask sugar mills to hike supply to PDS (May 26, 2004)
  • Bannari to foray into refined sugar production (May 18, 2004)
  • Sugarcane area may shrink in key States (May 18, 2004)
  • Mills stumped by SC ruling on cane pricing (May 07, 2004)
  • SC upholds States' power to fix cane prices (May 06, 2004)
  • Sugar cycle re-asserting itself (April 27, 2004)
  • No Govt control over hoarding sugar (April 26, 2004)
  • Sugar price spiral defying supply fundamentals? (April 25, 2004)
  • Govt releases 16 lakh t free sale sugar (April 24, 2004)
  • Sugar prices up as demand rises (April 13, 2004)
  • Sugar mills woo farmers to grow more cane — Offer free urea, subsidy on insecticides (April 13, 2004)
  • Sweet run for sugar stocks (April 11, 2004)
  • What higher sugar release portends (March 30, 2004)
  • Govt announces 75 pc hike in sugar release (March 27, 2004)
  • Mills favour raw sugar imports by actual users — Shipments into the country top 1 lakh t (March 25, 2004)
  • Sugar output may dip to 160 lakh t (March 20, 2004)
  • Simbhaoli Sugar to enter speciality segment (March 19, 2004)
  • Sugar import likely as domestic output dips (March 13, 2004)
  • Mumbai to host global sugar summit (March 13, 2004)
  • Gayatri Sugars EGM okays pref offer (March 10, 2004)
  • Sugar industry in AP sets up ethanol units (March 10, 2004)
  • Shareholders nod for Balrampur Chini rights issue agenda (March 10, 2004)
  • Sugar trading Web site slips into limbo — Industry shifts focus to starting futures (March 05, 2004)
  • Simbhaoli Sugar forays into branded segment (February 28, 2004)
  • Sugar industry to utilise export quota to US (February 27, 2004)
  • Maharashtra hikes sugar export subsidy (February 26, 2004)
  • Sugar may fall on supply glut (February 23, 2004)
  • Sugar mills ready to pay SMP for cane (February 20, 2004)
  • Uptrend in sugar continues (February 17, 2004)
  • No `feel-good' for UP sugarcane farmers (February 14, 2004)
  • Are they really happy with in-kind payments? (February 14, 2004)
  • Low output buzz props up sugar (February 13, 2004)
  • Sugar body seeks extra free quota (February 12, 2004)
  • Sugar prices may go up on fears of short supply (February 09, 2004)
  • `Feel-good factor' spills over to sugar industry — Surcharge sop on ethanol for petrol extended (February 06, 2004)
  • Sugar: Juicy plan (February 04, 2004)
  • Sugar prices likely to decline (February 03, 2004)
  • It's sweet, but can't be crushed (January 21, 2004)
  • Call for improving sugarcane recovery rates (January 20, 2004)
  • ISMA urges Govt to foot cane subsidy bill (January 13, 2004)
  • `Diversion' of sugar to domestic market — Maharashtra told to take action against defaulting exp (January 12, 2004)
  • Vizag co-op sugar mills begin crushing (January 02, 2004)
    Supply Chain Management

  • Floods put brakes on Delhi-Patna refrigerated van (July 16, 2004)
    Taxation

  • Service tax on commodity brokerage takes effect (September 17, 2004)
  • Service tax on commodity futures — Govt may get Rs 120 cr from broking fees (July 14, 2004)
  • Planters welcome TN move to scrap farm income tax (February 15, 2004)
  • APK plea to revisit farm income-tax proposals (February 14, 2004)
  • TN waives land tax (February 12, 2004)
  • Grain commission agents exempt from service tax (January 15, 2004)
    Tea

  • Coonoor tea auctions disappoint producers (December 29, 2004)
  • Heavy withdrawals at Teaserve auctions (December 27, 2004)
  • 31-member tea advisory panel set up (December 24, 2004)
  • Demand to bring tea imports under PFA Act (December 21, 2004)
  • Exporters keep off Coonoor tea sale (December 20, 2004)
  • Good prices for quality teas at Coonoor sales (December 14, 2004)
  • Williamson Tea gains on good outlook (December 14, 2004)
  • Futures trading in tea in limbo (December 13, 2004)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (December 13, 2004)
  • Small Grower Development Authority — a necessity for tea industry (December 13, 2004)
  • Tea dealers ask growers to maintain quality (December 13, 2004)
  • Tea exports begin to show downward trend (December 08, 2004)
  • Coonoor teas slip on poor demand (December 06, 2004)
  • Tea traders concerned over new VAT rate under RNR category (December 06, 2004)
  • Tea prices spurt at Kochi auction (November 29, 2004)
  • Pact on Pathur tea estates (November 24, 2004)
  • Low attendance hits Coonoor tea sales (November 24, 2004)
  • Dusts in demand at Kochi tea sale (November 22, 2004)
  • Tea Board probing samples of consignment to Libya (November 20, 2004)
  • ITA sees higher exports, lower output (November 19, 2004)
  • HLL ropes in Elephant Design to give shape to Lipton kiosks (November 17, 2004)
  • Tea Board worried over fall in leaf quality (November 17, 2004)
  • Govt examining options to maintain e-auction terminals (November 15, 2004)
  • Chordia to head Coimbatore tea buyers' body (November 14, 2004)
  • No Coonoor tea sales this week (November 11, 2004)
  • Prices decline at Coonoor tea sales (November 09, 2004)
  • It's time to take tea lessons from Lanka (November 08, 2004)
  • S. India tea auctions may go fully electronic by next month (November 05, 2004)
  • Tea Board disbursing subsidy (November 04, 2004)
  • Coonoor e-auctions to be launched today (November 04, 2004)
  • Downtrend continues at Coonoor tea sale (November 03, 2004)
  • Tea plantations resume at Peerumedu (November 03, 2004)
  • Tea industry may seek 5 pc interest for SPF (November 02, 2004)
  • Kochi tea prices spurt (November 01, 2004)
  • Godfrey Philips tea exports dip on EU export norms (November 01, 2004)
  • Brooke Bond's offer for Diwali (October 28, 2004)
  • Tea Board bets big on youth for generic campaign (October 26, 2004)
  • Coonoor teas dip on quality concerns (October 25, 2004)
  • Assam Brooke Estates to reopen (October 25, 2004)
  • Certificate of origin issue haunts tea exports (October 25, 2004)
  • Adverse weather hits Nilgiris tea (October 22, 2004)
  • Low orthodox output may hamper tea exports (October 22, 2004)
  • Natural brew (October 22, 2004)
  • Tea prices continue to drop at Coonoor (October 20, 2004)
  • Talks to reopen tea estate fail in Kerala (October 19, 2004)
  • Brewing trouble? (October 19, 2004)
  • Tea exports increase; production declines in line with global trend (October 19, 2004)
  • Tea prices increase 10 pc in S. India (October 18, 2004)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (October 18, 2004)
  • Upasi concerned over sharp increase in tea imports (October 16, 2004)
  • Tea trade, industry spat over mandatory sales (October 13, 2004)
  • Trade body seeks steps to improve Indian tea image (October 13, 2004)
  • Tea industry seeks Rs 4,000-cr special fund to revive bushes (October 12, 2004)
  • Tea down at Coonoor sale (October 12, 2004)
  • CTCs ease at Kochi auction (October 11, 2004)
  • Libya lifts ban on Indian tea imports (October 08, 2004)
  • Tea import bill shoots up by Rs 39 cr (October 08, 2004)
  • Your daily cuppa (October 07, 2004)
  • Nilgiris small tea growers advised to collect subsidy (October 07, 2004)
  • Prices decline at Coonoor auctions (October 05, 2004)
  • Move to register Nilgiris tea under Trade Marks Act (October 05, 2004)
  • Tea Board mulls development agency for small growers (October 04, 2004)
  • Tea prices steady at Kochi auction (October 04, 2004)
  • Tea buyers' plea for lowest tax bracket under VAT regime (October 02, 2004)
  • Andrew Yule's tea unit sees better days ahead with prices looking up (October 01, 2004)
  • Plainer teas find favour at Coonoor sale (September 30, 2004)
  • Plainer teas find favour at Coonoor sale (September 30, 2004)
  • Plainer teas find favour at Coonoor sale (September 30, 2004)
  • Teaserve bids attract lower prices (September 25, 2004)
  • Good demand for teas in Kochi sale (September 25, 2004)
  • Terai group acquires Sayedabad tea garden (September 25, 2004)
  • Nilgiris small tea growers seek subsidy hike for replanting (September 22, 2004)
  • Prices look up at Coonoor sales (September 21, 2004)
  • Tea prices spurt on good demand (September 18, 2004)
  • Tea advisory panel formed (September 18, 2004)
  • Global tea output flat (September 18, 2004)
  • `Comprehensive tea plan by next Parliament session' (September 17, 2004)
  • Coonoor teas weak on cash crunch woes (September 13, 2004)
  • Co-op tea units in TN facing rough weather (September 09, 2004)
  • TN gesture to small tea growers (September 08, 2004)
  • Producers urged to route `best' teas via eAuction (September 08, 2004)
  • Tea Board to seek Centre's help for re-planting (September 07, 2004)
  • EOUs exempted from paying cess on tea exports (September 06, 2004)
  • Cash crunch weakens Coonoor tea prices (September 06, 2004)
  • Tea output dips 9 pc; exports increase 22% (September 04, 2004)
  • IPBC shipments to Europe — Tea shippers unhappy over increase in freight costs (September 03, 2004)
  • Tea industry, trade seek 4 pc VAT (September 02, 2004)
  • Domestic buyers outbid exporters at Coonoor sales (August 31, 2004)
  • Tea exporters' plea to allow house-stuffing (August 30, 2004)
  • Good demand props up Kochi tea prices (August 28, 2004)
  • Tea stocks in demand on firm price trends (August 27, 2004)
  • Dip in tea export earnings (August 25, 2004)
  • Women SHGs play big role in Nilgiris tea quality (August 24, 2004)
  • 35,000 plantation workers remain jobless in Kerala (August 23, 2004)
  • Tea prices firm at Coonoor auction (August 23, 2004)
  • Kochi teas spurt on good demand (August 23, 2004)
  • Tea import bill rises 83 pc to Rs 13 cr (August 21, 2004)
  • Iraq losing taste for Indian tea (August 19, 2004)
  • Buying props up tea prices at Coonoor (August 18, 2004)
  • Indian tea cos woo Pak buyers (August 11, 2004)
  • Upasi to urge Govt to allow freedom in tea marketing (August 10, 2004)
  • Low offtake at Coonoor tea sale (August 09, 2004)
  • Kochi teas spurt on good demand (August 09, 2004)
  • Coonoor tea prices up on competitive bidding (August 03, 2004)
  • Coonoor tea prices up (July 28, 2004)
  • Tata Tea keeps its options open on plantations (July 28, 2004)
  • Tea prices spurt at Kochi auction (July 26, 2004)
  • Iran lifts ban on India tea; exports set to resume (July 23, 2004)
  • Kamal Nath assures to help tea industry (July 22, 2004)
  • `Special package' for tea industry likely (July 22, 2004)
  • CTCs firm at Kochi auction (July 19, 2004)
  • Coonoor teas up (July 19, 2004)
  • Poor promotion hits tea exports to Russia (July 16, 2004)
  • Tata Tea to boost global presence — Focus to remain on branded business (July 13, 2004)
  • Tea output down (July 13, 2004)
  • Coonoor sale buoyant on quality teas (July 12, 2004)
  • Prices up on good demand at Kochi tea sale (July 12, 2004)
  • Budget fails to cheer small tea growers (July 10, 2004)
  • Tea prices spurt at Kochi sale (July 05, 2004)
  • Poor tea quality saps demand at Coonoor auction (July 05, 2004)
  • Tea import bill up by Rs 9 crore (July 04, 2004)
  • Small tea growers seek special finance scheme (July 01, 2004)
  • Coonoor tea prices dip on low quality (June 29, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (June 28, 2004)
  • Kolkata firm to replicate organic tea farming model (June 28, 2004)
  • Feasibility report sought for tea park (June 27, 2004)
  • Sick tea plantations leave Valparai ill (June 24, 2004)
  • Poor quality pulls down Coonoor tea prices (June 23, 2004)
  • Poor quality pulls down Coonoor tea prices (June 23, 2004)
  • Tea volumes cross 5-lakh kg mark at Coimbatore sale (June 21, 2004)
  • CTC varieties ease at Kochi tea sale (June 21, 2004)
  • Assam tea gardens: No escaping from extortion (June 17, 2004)
  • Brisk activity at Coimbatore tea e-auction (June 16, 2004)
  • Pak Budget cheers Indian tea sector (June 16, 2004)
  • TN small tea growers seek S-T reduction (June 14, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (June 14, 2004)
  • Low quality hits Coonoor tea (June 14, 2004)
  • Tea prices up at Coonoor auction (June 07, 2004)
  • Small growers seek early disbursal of tea subsidy (June 07, 2004)
  • Good demand for Kochi teas (June 07, 2004)
  • Jan-April tea output declines to 127.2 mkg (June 03, 2004)
  • SBI to brew life into Bengal tea industry — Plans special units to handle loan proposals (June 02, 2004)
  • Increasing global demand seen reviving tea exports (June 02, 2004)
  • Southern tea output seen down for fourth successive year (June 01, 2004)
  • Tea volumes up at Coonoor auction on export demand (May 31, 2004)
  • Tea auction goes online in Coimbatore (May 30, 2004)
  • Prices looking up at auctions, says Tea Board chief (May 30, 2004)
  • Tea exports to Pak may touch 25 mkg in 2 years (May 25, 2004)
  • Russia wants South Indian tea producers to step up marketing (May 24, 2004)
  • Sourav to bat for Indian tea beyond boundaries (May 22, 2004)
  • Iraq to buy 100 mkg tea from India (May 19, 2004)
  • `Tea companies likely to post higher profits this year' (May 19, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (May 18, 2004)
  • Coonoor teas fall on lower demand (May 17, 2004)
  • Govt tea marketing order a complete failure (May 17, 2004)
  • Prospects bright for tea exports to WANA region (May 15, 2004)
  • Tea prices drop at Coonoor sales on lack of demand (May 13, 2004)
  • Exporters bag orders for 8 mkg tea from Iraq (May 12, 2004)
  • Dubai to have global tea trading centre soon (May 12, 2004)
  • Untimely rains worry S. India tea planters (May 11, 2004)
  • Tea buyers unperturbed by fall in production (May 11, 2004)
  • Tea output declines in January-March (May 10, 2004)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (May 10, 2004)
  • Assam Co aims for NSE listing (May 07, 2004)
  • Jay Shree Tea turns around Singbuli estate (May 06, 2004)
  • Tea prices up on demand at Coonoor sale (May 05, 2004)
  • Good demand for teas at Kochi sale (May 03, 2004)
  • World tea export slips by 25 mkg (May 02, 2004)
  • Orthodox teas firm at Kochi auction (April 26, 2004)
  • Erratic trend at Coonoor tea sale (April 26, 2004)
  • Massive fall in tea imports (April 23, 2004)
  • Tea Board training workers to hike productivity (April 21, 2004)
  • Global tea output goes up 38 mkg (April 19, 2004)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (April 19, 2004)
  • Poor offtake at Coonoor tea sale (April 19, 2004)
  • Tea production continues to fall due to low prices (April 17, 2004)
  • Coonoor tea turnover declines (April 17, 2004)
  • Upasi seeks norms for issuing certificate of origin (April 15, 2004)
  • `Bengal not complying with SC order on plantation workers' (April 13, 2004)
  • Coonoor tea down on poor quality (April 12, 2004)
  • Kenya finds flavour in S. Indian tea (April 12, 2004)
  • Drought hits tea production in South (April 08, 2004)
  • Goodricke firms up plans to sell branded tea; skip auctions (April 06, 2004)
  • Coonoor teas slip on poor demand (April 05, 2004)
  • Downtrend in Kochi tea sale (April 05, 2004)
  • Kenya active buyer at Coonoor tea sales (April 02, 2004)
  • Tamil Nadu tea sales tax row blows over (April 02, 2004)
  • Tea trouble (April 01, 2004)
  • Tea centre in Chennai to promote Nilgiris varieties (April 01, 2004)
  • Tea Board to test eAuction soon (March 31, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (March 29, 2004)
  • Tea Board raises 2003 export figures (March 25, 2004)
  • Tea prices may rise on lower output in Assam (March 24, 2004)
  • Exporters help sustain Coonoor tea auction (March 23, 2004)
  • Tea break (March 23, 2004)
  • Iraq orders: Are tea exporters ready? (March 22, 2004)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (March 22, 2004)
  • Tea Board may launch e-auctions by April (March 20, 2004)
  • Upasi opposes orthodox tea sales thru auctions (March 19, 2004)
  • CTC varieties ease at Kochi tea sale (March 15, 2004)
  • Drought takes toll on southern tea output (March 15, 2004)
  • Low demand pulls prices down at Coonoor tea auction (March 15, 2004)
  • Tea delegation to visit Pak in April (March 12, 2004)
  • Coonoor tea auctioneers may keep demand for contingency deposit in abeyance (March 11, 2004)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (March 08, 2004)
  • Tea Board team plans to visit W. Asia (March 06, 2004)
  • Bengal Govt panel favours 100% auctioning of tea — Wants rationalisation of salami payments (March 05, 2004)
  • Tea exporters bid for Iraq export order (March 05, 2004)
  • Orthodox tea exports may take a beating on poor, unstable supply (March 04, 2004)
  • Nilgiris tea producers join hands; to launch Nilma brand (March 02, 2004)
  • TN tea traders amend CST manual rules (March 01, 2004)
  • Good demand for dust teas at Kochi auction (March 01, 2004)
  • Change in deposit norms perks up tea demand (February 25, 2004)
  • Organic tea biz set for a revolutionary change (February 24, 2004)
  • CTC teas lower at Kochi auction (February 23, 2004)
  • Tata Tea: Plantation business still has flavour (February 22, 2004)
  • Tea prices slip at Coonoor sales (February 17, 2004)
  • CTC teas down at Kochi auction (February 16, 2004)
  • `Promotion of generic tea must to increase domestic consumption' (February 14, 2004)
  • NGO moves SC on starvation at Bengal tea gardens (February 13, 2004)
  • NGO moves SC on starvation at Bengal tea gardens (February 12, 2004)
  • Coonoor tea sale buoyant (February 12, 2004)
  • `Budget proposals will not help big tea cos' (February 11, 2004)
  • IBA cheers tea sector with revival package (February 11, 2004)
  • TN to contribute towards tea price stabilisation fund (February 11, 2004)
  • Tea sales dip at Coonoor as buyers keep away (February 11, 2004)
  • Trade wants tea declared as national drink (February 10, 2004)
  • IBA drafts revamp plan for tea sector loans (February 10, 2004)
  • Fair demand at Kochi tea sale (February 09, 2004)
  • Small tea growers seek interest subsidy on special term loan (February 06, 2004)
  • Jaswantspeak adds pep to tea stocks (February 06, 2004)
  • Tea sector still in dark on budget sops (February 06, 2004)
  • Declining inventory may warm up tea prices (February 05, 2004)
  • Mixed reaction from tea industry (February 04, 2004)
  • Tea: Sweetened cup (February 04, 2004)
  • Tea prices dip at Coonoor sales (February 04, 2004)
  • Demand continues at Kochi tea sale (February 03, 2004)
  • UPASI bourse plans trading in 3 tea grades (January 30, 2004)
  • Price-sharing formula for tea purchases by April 1 (January 29, 2004)
  • Teas tumble at Coonoor sale (January 28, 2004)
  • Bengal takes steps to raise tea workers' lot (January 27, 2004)
  • Tea prices steady to firm (January 26, 2004)
  • Tea industry warms up to Iraq orders (January 20, 2004)
  • Tea exports to Pak improving (January 19, 2004)
  • CTC varieties lower at Kochi tea auction (January 19, 2004)
  • Tea industry seeks term loans from banks (January 17, 2004)
  • Prices down at Coonoor tea sales (January 13, 2004)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (January 12, 2004)
  • Tea Board project launch on quality awareness soon (January 10, 2004)
  • Over 20 pc fall in tea exports (January 10, 2004)
  • Bengal tea panel may finalise report next week (January 09, 2004)
  • Tea futures to commence in Coimbatore by Feb-end (January 05, 2004)
  • Outstation buyers shun TN teas on ST anomaly (January 05, 2004)
  • Tea industry to urge RBI to make Madhukar proposals binding (January 03, 2004)
  • `Quality, consistency key to improving tea exports' (January 03, 2004)
    Technical Analysis

  • Gold may test support levels (December 31, 2004)
  • NY cotton may consolidate (December 28, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support level (December 27, 2004)
  • Spot gold may move sideways (December 24, 2004)
  • Coffee in early stages of bull run (December 21, 2004)
  • Cotton prices seen rising (December 20, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (December 19, 2004)
  • Spot gold may test resistance level (December 17, 2004)
  • Positive divergence in NY cotton (December 13, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (December 12, 2004)
  • Spot gold may move up again (December 10, 2004)
  • Downward tweak in cotton (December 06, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (December 05, 2004)
  • Spot gold may test resistance level (December 03, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may drift lower (November 29, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support level (November 28, 2004)
  • Spot gold may correct lower (November 26, 2004)
  • Cotton may test resistance levels (November 22, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (November 21, 2004)
  • Spot gold may correct lower (November 19, 2004)
  • Upward correction in cotton (November 15, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (November 14, 2004)
  • Cotton futures likely to fall (November 08, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support level (November 07, 2004)
  • Downward tweak likely in gold (November 05, 2004)
  • Downward tweak in cotton (November 01, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head higher (October 31, 2004)
  • Spot gold may correct lower (October 29, 2004)
  • Cotton seen heading lower (October 25, 2004)
  • Palm oil may fall before rising (October 24, 2004)
  • Correction likely in gold (October 22, 2004)
  • NY cotton prices may head South (October 18, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may decline (October 17, 2004)
  • Spot gold may consolidate (October 15, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may drift lower (October 11, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head lower (October 10, 2004)
  • Gold may correct lower (October 08, 2004)
  • Cotton may test support levels (October 04, 2004)
  • Palm oil likely to head lower (October 03, 2004)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (October 01, 2004)
  • Bearish outlook for NYCE cotton (September 27, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (September 26, 2004)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (September 24, 2004)
  • Corrective pattern in the making for palm oil (September 20, 2004)
  • Spot gold may head lower (September 17, 2004)
  • Downward tweak seen in cotton (September 13, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (September 12, 2004)
  • Spot gold may head lower (September 10, 2004)
  • Cotton to test support level (September 06, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (September 05, 2004)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (September 03, 2004)
  • NY cotton may head higher (August 30, 2004)
  • Palm oil may test resistance levels (August 29, 2004)
  • Gold prices may consolidate (August 27, 2004)
  • Cotton may test resistance levels (August 23, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may consolidate (August 22, 2004)
  • Spot gold may consolidate (August 20, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may head higher (August 16, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head higher (August 15, 2004)
  • Gold may test support levels (August 13, 2004)
  • Cotton futures to move up (August 09, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures could rise (August 08, 2004)
  • Spot gold may pull back (August 06, 2004)
  • Upward tweak seen in cotton (August 02, 2004)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (August 01, 2004)
  • Spot gold may head lower (July 30, 2004)
  • Cotton may test support levels (July 26, 2004)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (July 25, 2004)
  • Gold may test support levels (July 23, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may move up (July 19, 2004)
  • Palm oil may correct higher (July 18, 2004)
  • Spot gold to test resistance levels (July 16, 2004)
  • Upward correction in cotton? (July 12, 2004)
  • Palm oil may retrace higher levels (July 11, 2004)
  • Gold may break on lower side (July 09, 2004)
  • Downward tweak in cotton (July 05, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may consolidate (July 04, 2004)
  • Spot gold may test support levels (July 02, 2004)
  • Upward correction in cotton (June 28, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may head up (June 27, 2004)
  • Gold may head higher (June 25, 2004)
  • Upward trend in cotton futures (June 21, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may dip (June 20, 2004)
  • Spot gold prices to consolidate (June 18, 2004)
  • Positive divergence in NY cotton (June 14, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head lower (June 13, 2004)
  • Spot gold may head lower (June 11, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may move up (June 07, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may consolidate (June 06, 2004)
  • Spot gold may test support level (June 04, 2004)
  • Consolidation in cotton futures (May 31, 2004)
  • Palm oil may rise in correction (May 30, 2004)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (May 28, 2004)
  • Bullish reversal for cotton? (May 24, 2004)
  • Upward correction likely in palm oil (May 23, 2004)
  • Spot gold may correct upwards (May 21, 2004)
  • Cotton: Bullish reversal on cards (May 17, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may head lower (May 16, 2004)
  • Spot gold may consolidate (May 14, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may head higher (May 10, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head lower (May 09, 2004)
  • Spot gold may consolidate (May 07, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may move lower (May 03, 2004)
  • Palm oil may dip after correction (May 02, 2004)
  • Spot gold may head lower (April 30, 2004)
  • Cotton to test resistance levels (April 26, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move up before dipping (April 25, 2004)
  • Spot gold may move lower (April 23, 2004)
  • Cotton futures in for correction (April 19, 2004)
  • Palm oil likely to head lower (April 18, 2004)
  • Spot gold may head lower (April 16, 2004)
  • Cotton prices may fall (April 12, 2004)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (April 11, 2004)
  • Gold prices may consolidate (April 09, 2004)
  • Outlook positive for coffee futures (April 06, 2004)
  • Downward tweak in cotton (April 05, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head higher (April 04, 2004)
  • Spot gold may head higher (April 02, 2004)
  • Cotton prices seen lower (March 29, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (March 28, 2004)
  • Spot gold may move higher (March 26, 2004)
  • Cotton futures marginally higher (March 22, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head higher (March 21, 2004)
  • Gold may break out of range (March 19, 2004)
  • Cotton futures seen falling (March 15, 2004)
  • Palm oil may dip before rising (March 14, 2004)
  • Spot gold may consolidate (March 12, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may drift down (March 08, 2004)
  • Uptrend likely in palm oil (March 07, 2004)
  • Downtrend persists in gold (March 06, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may move up (March 01, 2004)
  • Palm oil may head higher (February 29, 2004)
  • Spot gold may test support level (February 27, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may head lower (February 23, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (February 22, 2004)
  • Gold may dip before rising (February 20, 2004)
  • Slight fall in cotton likely (February 16, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (February 15, 2004)
  • Gold prices seen firm (February 13, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may head lower (February 09, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (February 08, 2004)
  • Dip in gold prices likely (February 04, 2004)
  • Cotton futures seen heading lower (February 02, 2004)
  • Palm oil likely to move up (February 01, 2004)
  • Gold prices may head lower (January 31, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may head higher (January 26, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move up on support (January 25, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may move up (January 19, 2004)
  • Palm oil may move higher (January 18, 2004)
  • Cotton futures in for correction (January 12, 2004)
  • Data to decide palm oil course (January 11, 2004)
  • Cotton futures may head lower (January 05, 2004)
  • Palm oil futures may decline (January 04, 2004)
    Technology

  • AP to set up Agriculture Technology Mission (June 02, 2004)
  • IICCI moots indigenous model of Israel's kibbutz (May 24, 2004)
  • Untimely rains no problem... there's harvester combine (May 02, 2004)
  • Agri-tech body upbeat on rainfed eco-system projects (March 27, 2004)
    Tobacco

  • Health Ministry to enforce anti-tobacco law from Jan 1 (November 26, 2004)
  • Demand for Indian tobacco may rise (October 17, 2004)
  • ITC unit launches vermi-compost project in Mysore (October 04, 2004)
  • Farmers body seeks help to preserve brand image of Mysore tobacco (September 23, 2004)
  • Model farm projects to improve tobacco yield (September 20, 2004)
  • 'No move to shift head office of Tobacco Board' (August 14, 2004)
  • Activists step up campaign for ban on gutkha (August 06, 2004)
  • Protect tobacco growers in AP, CM tells Centre (August 06, 2004)
  • AP CM to take up tobacco barn issue with Centre (August 06, 2004)
  • SC ruling on Pan masala, gutkha: Health bodies to approach Centre for ban (August 05, 2004)
  • AP tobacco growers decry Karnataka barn regularisation (July 31, 2004)
  • AP tobacco sales drawing to a close (July 27, 2004)
  • AP tobacco crop size pegged at 111 m kg (July 22, 2004)
  • `Cigarette imports under OGL may hit farmers' (June 14, 2004)
  • Tobacco sales enter final phase in AP (June 10, 2004)
  • Tobacco industry plea for exemption from VAT regime (June 06, 2004)
  • Tobacco Board appoints consultants (May 17, 2004)
  • Tobacco Board postpones decision on Karnataka crop (May 06, 2004)
  • Tobacco Board decision on Karnataka crop today — Growers plan stir against low prices (May 05, 2004)
  • Govt working on warning tags for cigarette packs (May 01, 2004)
  • AP tobacco sales to resume (March 24, 2004)
  • Tobacco auctions disrupted in AP (March 23, 2004)
  • Anti-Tobacco Law: `Ad ban will rob consumers of informed choice' (March 11, 2004)
  • Second phase of tobacco auction begins today (February 23, 2004)
  • Will tobacco cos ride F1 to beat the ban? (February 11, 2004)
  • N-E tobacco units get duty waiver (January 23, 2004)
  • Plea to ban import of global cigarette brands (January 12, 2004)
  • AP tobacco auctions from Jan 23 (January 03, 2004)
    Trade & Labour Unions

  • Strife ends in Vandiperiyar Tea Estates (November 04, 2004)
  • Union leaders chided (July 13, 2004)
  • Referendum to recognise TUs in plantation sector (March 10, 2004)
    Trends

  • `Agriculture affected by trade liberalisation' (December 17, 2004)
  • Godrej rolls out agri-stores (December 08, 2004)
  • AP ryots' welfare panel interim report in Dec (October 29, 2004)
  • Praj Ind develops tech to process sweet sorghum for alcohol production (October 20, 2004)
  • Sam Vikas Yojna reviewed (October 14, 2004)
  • `Failure of public system mars farm sector' (September 05, 2004)
  • Struggle for survival (September 03, 2004)
  • Here is a tractor for Rs 99,000! (August 27, 2004)
  • Hi-tech ploughing! (June 28, 2004)
  • AP farmers to take up projects abroad (June 19, 2004)
  • No `feel good' factor for Telangana region (April 19, 2004)
  • Depleted stock (March 05, 2004)
  • Farmers go on a rampage in AP (March 03, 2004)
  • Vizag farmers storm Collectorate, stage demo (February 26, 2004)
  • AP farmers plan stir for hike in compensation (February 25, 2004)
  • Strike chokes eucalyptus oil trade (February 07, 2004)
    Water

  • AP Govt urged to take up Janjhavati project (December 02, 2004)
  • UN expert prescribes big dams (November 30, 2004)
  • `TN admits to water diversion' (November 10, 2004)
  • Tanks in Cauvery delta region full (November 03, 2004)
  • Kerala, TN to hold talks on water-sharing next week (October 28, 2004)
  • TN: Plea for water release (October 19, 2004)
  • Water levels rise in Kerala (October 14, 2004)
  • Farm ponds for Nagapattinam (October 12, 2004)
  • More water from Mettur reservoir (October 09, 2004)
  • PM urged to solve Periyar dam issue (October 09, 2004)
  • Water storage in reservoirs up (October 07, 2004)
  • Water levels decline in Kerala (September 25, 2004)
  • Water levels decline in Kerala resevoirs (September 16, 2004)
  • Water level declines in Kerala reservoirs (August 26, 2004)
  • Gundlakamma project gets green signal (August 19, 2004)
  • Plea for more Cauvery water (August 19, 2004)
  • Srisailam reservoir receiving heavy inflows (August 17, 2004)
  • FAO inks pact with AP varsity for water project (August 17, 2004)
  • Kerala: Water levels rise in major reservoirs (August 17, 2004)
  • Borewells won't drill a hole in AP ryots' pockets anymore (August 11, 2004)
  • TN farmers want sufficient build-up before release of water (August 07, 2004)
  • Water release from Prakasam barrage begins (August 04, 2004)
  • Dasmunshi moots farmers' exchange programme (August 04, 2004)
  • Kerala: Water levels rise in major reservoirs (July 30, 2004)
  • Thottapally barrage to be closed (July 29, 2004)
  • AP Govt green signal for Niva (July 26, 2004)
  • AP Govt to take up cloud seeding on permanent basis (July 22, 2004)
  • Farmers' demo at Prakasam barrage (July 20, 2004)
  • AP: All-party team to meet PM over Almatti issue (July 20, 2004)
  • Call to charge water supply to farmers (July 16, 2004)
  • Kerala to set up River Basin Organisation (July 14, 2004)
  • Water bodies renovation innovative (July 09, 2004)
  • SBT loan for rainwater harvesting (June 30, 2004)
  • PM assures action on Cauvery issue (June 09, 2004)
  • Storage level in major reservoirs up (June 01, 2004)
  • TN seeks autonomous body for Cauvery (April 10, 2004)
  • Water levels dip in reservoirs — Situation not encouraging in the South (April 06, 2004)
  • Kerala: Water level declines in major reservoirs (April 02, 2004)
  • Rains in north Kerala, at last (March 26, 2004)
  • Silpaulin sheets launched (March 26, 2004)
  • Watershed development proves a hit in AP (March 19, 2004)
  • On the brink (February 27, 2004)
  • TN farmers demand permanent solution for Cauvery tangle (February 24, 2004)
  • `AP committed to execute Pulichintala reservoir project' (February 16, 2004)
  • TN farmers' protest over water (February 09, 2004)
  • Indira Gandhi canal project gets more funds (February 04, 2004)
    Wheat
    Latest Prices
  • Call for new wheat varieties to meet specific demand (November 14, 2004)
  • FCI allotment to open market (November 09, 2004)
  • Global wheat supply may exceed demand (November 03, 2004)
  • Flour mills in South facing crisis (October 14, 2004)
  • Global wheat production forecast at 615 m tonnes (October 02, 2004)
  • TN to release 2 new wheat varieties (September 30, 2004)
  • TN to release 2 new wheat varieties (September 30, 2004)
  • TN to release 2 new wheat varieties (September 30, 2004)
  • Wheat found to be suitable crop in TN (September 23, 2004)
  • Mills seek total ban on wheat exports (August 19, 2004)
  • Uptrend in wheat prices: What's driving them? (July 30, 2004)
  • Pak flour mills offer to buy 1 lakh t wheat (July 15, 2004)
  • Wheat demand, supply seen in balance (May 04, 2004)
  • Wheat prices recover in M.P. (April 30, 2004)
  • Wheat procurement begins; may miss target (April 19, 2004)
  • World wheat prices to ease next season (April 07, 2004)
  • Comfortable world wheat supplies next year: IGC (March 29, 2004)
  • Heatwave threatens wheat crop (March 18, 2004)
  • Bengal reaps rich dividend from wheat initiative (March 11, 2004)
  • Global wheat prices may remain lower despite higher offtake (March 06, 2004)
  • Monsanto to sell wheat patent as part of cereal biz (February 16, 2004)
  • Global wheat output could touch new high (January 31, 2004)
  • Wheat exports likely to dip by 10 lakh t (January 27, 2004)
  • Wheat production seen rebounding (January 20, 2004)
  • FCI scheme may push up wheat price (January 06, 2004)
    Wool

  • Raymond is top bidder at Melbourne wool sale (December 17, 2004)
  • Reliance, Raymond in talks with Australian wool co (April 07, 2004)
    WTO

  • `Developed nations should reform farm sector' (November 02, 2004)
  • European Commission to appeal against WTO sugar ruling (October 18, 2004)
  • `WTO must ensure interest of small farmers' (October 13, 2004)
  • `Govt to support campaign against farm sops by West' (October 13, 2004)
  • US set to challenge WTO ruling on cotton subsidies (September 16, 2004)
  • India batting well at Geneva (July 31, 2004)
  • India takes tough stance in WTO farm talks (July 28, 2004)
  • US hopes for breakthrough in WTO talks — `India likely to be tough bargainer in agriculture' (June 24, 2004)
  • `Agriculture will be deal-maker or deal-breaker in WTO talks' (June 24, 2004)
  • Focus on farm issues at Sao Paulo — India offers to host G-20 ministerial meet (June 15, 2004)
  • G-20 alliance meet to break deadlock in WTO farm trade talks (June 12, 2004)
  • Ministers meet on WTO farm pact (June 08, 2004)
  • WTO cotton ruling may impact global market (May 03, 2004)
  • No concrete proposals yet in WTO farm talks (April 13, 2004)
  • `Distortions in farm trade must be addressed' (April 03, 2004)
  • Progress unlikely in WTO farm talks (March 22, 2004)
  • US `not serious' on farm subsidies cut (March 20, 2004)
  • `Farm export subsidies must be on per unit basis in WTO' (March 17, 2004)
  • Get WTO back on talking terms (March 17, 2004)
  • UK `sympathetic' to India's stance on farm subsidies (March 15, 2004)
  • WTO farm talks: Australia wants India to be 'more flexible' (March 15, 2004)
  • `OECD farm subsidies taking toll on Third World farmers' (February 10, 2004)
  • Agriculture should not be a part of WTO: French activist (January 20, 2004)
  • WSF: `Cheap farm imports will lead to mass displacement' (January 18, 2004)


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