Agriculture
Steep fall in AP groundnut production
THERE has been a steep decline in the production of groundnut in Andhra Pradesh on account of acute drought conditions prevailing in the State.

Vanaspati makers seek compulsory licensing
MANUFACTURE of vanaspati and refined edible oils as also solvent extraction provide a classic example of how unguided and indiscriminate expansion in processing capacity totally unrelated to input availability can lead to serious problems for the sector in particular, and for the economy in general.

Vietnam to join IPC
EMERGING as a large exporter of pepper, Vietnam is expected to soon join many fellow Asian producers in the Jakarta-based International Pepper Community (IPC) as a member. This follows the visit of an IPC delegation last month to Vietnam.

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