AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CONTRACT FARMING
Reliance to foray into medicinal farming
If the market pundits are to be believed, Reliance Life Sciences (RLS) may well emerge as one half of the blockbuster, double bill opening at the IPO box office some time next fiscal along with Reliance Infocomm. And laying the foundation to this ...
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AQUACULTURE
Seafood export prices fall on excess catch
REALISATION from marine products exports has fallen by 15-25 per cent since August as abundant fish catch has led to a glut in the market. "There have been good landings all over. This has created huge stocks in the market place. Prices would ...
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RUBBER
Spot rubber rules steady
THOUGH the buying pressure eased a tad, the physical rubber market maintained a steady trend amidst low arrivals on Friday. The covering groups buying on behalf of the major tyre groups procured sheet rubber up to Rs 53.25 but they were ...
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COIR
Nod for Alapuzha coir cluster project
OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Scientists for Jakarta to study carotenoid content in palm oil
FOLLOWING intense pressure mounted by the palm oil importers' lobby and with a view to bringing the vexed `carotenoid content in crude palm oil' issue to a finale, the Government has decided to conduct an on-the-spot study at the point of ...
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COFFEE
Coorg planters brew success in home stays
COFFEE planter Micky Kalappa is getting over the hardships caused by the prevailing coffee price crisis in a refreshing way. He has turned the bungalow in his 40-acre Polaycad Estate at Ammathi in southern Coorg into a home stay, mostly ...
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STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
ISO award for Hittakkal group
COONOOR: The Hittakkal group has become the first as a group of bought leaf factories to obtain ISO certification for quality management system. "Some four bought leaf factories have obtained ISO certification, but they are individual ...
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Coffee Board on verge of starting quality certificate rating system
THE Coffee Board is on the threshold of instituting a quality certificate rating system for roasted and ground brands in the market, said Chairperson, Ms Lakshmi Venkatachalam, on Friday. The rating system, for which details are being worked ...
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