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APCOB launches relief package for farmers
The interest on kharif crop loans would be waived up to March 2003 in drought-affected areas. To provide this relief to the members, the bank has decided not to link it to repayment of principal amount. More

CULTIVATION


`Aloe vera potential yet to be fully tapped'
ALOE Vera, despite being identified as `a new plant resource with the most promising prospects in the world', remains a disregarded plant, scattered in the wild, along the coast of southern India. Cosmetics containing aloe content command ... More

PLANTATIONS


Govt mulls more relief for plantations
"A whole set of parallel measures are being undertaken to address problems plaguing the tea, coffee, rubber and tobacco." More

RUBBER


Mixed trend in rubber market
RUBBER market witnessed a mixed trend on Friday. The covering group rolled back after a days spectacular show RSS 4 declined by 50 paise to Rs 44.50. RSS 5 remained steady but ISNR 20 improved by 50 paise to Rs 42.50. The strike announced by ... More

TEA


Coonoor tea sales turnover falls
The falling trend in the auctions continued this month as well. More

TN may set up cells to check tea adulteration
``There is adulteration taking place in non-manufacturing areas or more specifically in tea consuming areas in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It would be unfair to tarnish the industry as a whole for something which is totally out of their hands.' ' More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


Nabard authorises panel with powers of MD
Mr Vepa Kamesam, has been asked to co-ordinate the affairs of the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development until a regular Chairman is appointed or till the date of his retirement. More

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    SILK


    Dumping duty on Chinese mulberry raw silk
    MULBERRY raw silk imports from China may now turn to be a bit more expensive for importers, with the Finance Ministry imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of mulberry raw silk from that country. A definitive anti-dumping duty, ... More

    OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


    PEC in import entities list
    THE Project and Equipment Corporation of India Ltd (PEC), a Government enterprise, has now been included in the list of eligible entities that can make an application for allocation of quota for the import of crude sunflower seed or safflower oil ... More

    Adani Wilmar to double capacity
    Once the additional refining capacity is put in place, crude edible oils import is set to touch 55,000 t per month. More

    WTO


    `Tardy progress in finalising modalities for WTO farm talks'
    WITH agriculture emerging as the make-or-break issue for the fifth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) scheduled to be held in the second week of September 2003 in Cancun (Mexico), the failure to meet the deadline for ... More

    HUMAN RESOURCES


  • Farmers' training scheme in Palakkad

    OUTLOOK


    Kharif oilseeds, pulses output may rise — Good monsoon aids better sowing
    THE country may be headed for a record oilseeds and pulses crop during the current kharif season, going by the increase in the area covered under these crops. "Going by the sowing trend in oilseeds and pulses, we could be headed for a bountiful ... More
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