Agri Business

Mr Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair, Judge, Kerala High Court, has said that acute shortage of labour in the farm sector is a matter of concern.

To ensure adequate supply of fertilisers during the peak season, the government is planning to create a buffer stock of key farm nutrients di-ammonium ...

With 31 to 48 per cent of the offer at Coonoor Tea Trade Association auctions remaining unsold in the recent weeks, worried producers have sought the ...

Expectations of low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal having subsided, the focus has once again shifted to the heating pattern in northwest India.

Spot rubber weakened further on Tuesday. The prices slipped on buyer resistance lacking positive factors to keep the commodity on the higher side.

Maharashtra's sugar output may touch an all-time-high 91.50 lakh tonnes (lt) during the 2010-11 season (October-September), even as the State ...

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is pursuing research on developing a Nano Film, which can help to extend shelf-life of fruits and ...

It should be high yielding, drought-resistant: KPA

Tobacco auctions in Andhra Pradesh are proceeding at a snail's pace this season, with only 20 million kg sold on the floors till date at an average ...

Last week, cardamom prices fell sharply at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on bearish sentiments created by good rains and increased arrivals ...

The cashew kernel market witnessed some business last week in a wide price range depending on processors, but amid limited activities. Business was ...

Pistachio prices declined by Rs 5 a kg in the national capital on Monday owing to sluggish demand from retailers and stockists. Adequate stocks ...

Among a wide range of food products, energy intensity of pulses is the lowest. At the same time, in terms of water footprint too, pulses rank the lowest.

Karnataka tobacco growers have sought ‘kg per barn' parity in quota with Andhra Pradesh growers. The Federation of Karnataka Tobacco Growers ...

The Rubber Board distributed Rs 2.66 crore for labour welfare in 2010-11, according to a press release at Kottayam. The scheme benefitted 14,561 ...

The domestic soya oil market, which saw a bullish trend on strong global cues and traders' renewed buying interest on Saturday, ruled steady on lack ...

Global models indicate the possibility of a South China Sea cyclone helping launch the southwest monsoon into the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,

The pre-monsoon reservoir water storage position in Indus, Narmada, Ganga, Tapi, Sabarmati, Godavari, Krishna, Rivers of Kutch, Cauvery & ...

The Andhra Pradesh Regional Office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has topped the list of regional offices in the ...

The countdown over the Bay of Bengal said that the brewing low-pressure area could show up in as shorter a timeline as by tomorrow (Tuesday). India ...

In the 2010-11 fiscal, a significant feature of spices export was the rise in shipments of value-added products such as spice oils and oleoresins.

Many new banks see lending to agriculture and other allied sectors as a poison pill or the price to be paid for enjoying the rewards of a bank ...

Shrimps are a group of crustaceans found in both fresh and salt water and consumed as premium cuisine round the world. Shrimps are a rich source of ...

Afternoon satellite imagery on Sunday showed the presence of convective (thunderstorm-laden) clouds over parts of Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, ...