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`Soil testing vital for good yield'
MADURAI: A research programme carried out by the Indian Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) at Tiruchi on management of soil nutrients for improving productivity has emphasised the need for soil testing as a pre-requisite for determining the ... More

COMMODITY EXCHANGES


NMCE to launch `ready delivery' contract in pepper, rubber
"The product will be on the lines of the T+2 system in equity markets and NMCE will use its online trading platform for the new offering." More

RICE


Civil Supplies to buy paddy from procurement agencies
THE Civil Supplies Corporation will purchase the paddy that has been procured by co-operative societies and other agencies from the farmers in the State. The Food Minister, Mr Adoor Prakash, had convened a meeting of the co-operative societies ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER


Scanty summer rains in northern Kerala districts
THE northern districts of Kozhikode (-75), Kannur (-73 per cent) and Kasaragod (-67 per cent), in that order, continued their bad run with the three-month-long summer shower season even as the southwest monsoon probed the neighbourhood ... More

SEEDS


AP Seed Policy aims to weed out spurious stuff
THE State Government announced a comprehensive State Seed Policy for 2005-06 here on Friday, involving a total outlay of Rs 109.54 crore in the form of subsidies and incentives. Addressing the media, the State Agriculture Minister, Mr N. ... More

Ensure quality, Andhra CM tells seed companies
DR Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, has warned seed companies against supplying substandard seeds that left farmers in the lurch. "The right kind of seed is the very key for farming. We should ensure that farmers get ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Delhi firm is lowest bidder for SLBC tunnel
JAIPRAKASH Associates Ltd, a New Delhi-based firm, has become the lowest bidder (value at Rs 1,925 crore) for SLBC (Srisailam Left Bank Canal) tunnel tenders, which were opened yesterday. The Government had invited tenders for SLBC Tunnel 1 and ... More

RUBBER


Rubber prices in narrow range
SPOT rubber prices continued to move in a narrow range as major operators maintained a wait and watch policy. The trading volumes were dull again in the absence of quantum buyers and sellers while the market fluctuated marginally on scattered ... More

TEA


ActionAid flays HLL over tea workers' woes
ACTIONAID, which describes itself as "an international development agency" whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide, has released a report `Tea Break' which flays Hindustan Lever, a subsidiary of Unilever, for reaping large profits even as it ... More

JUTE


PwC to analyse jute life-cycle
JUTE Manufacturers' Development Council has commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct a life-cycle analysis of jute with a view to standardising its eco-friendly quality and framing a disposal protocol for the golden fibre, according to Mr ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


Ban on imported pepper sales in domestic market may hit EOUs
THE blanket ban on sale of pepper and pepper products in the domestic tariff area (DTA) by export oriented-units (EOU) would be detrimental to their commercial viability as they would have to sell the by-products generated during the production ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Campco wins order to export arecanut to Pak
THE Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd has secured arecanut export orders from Agar International of Pakistan, according to its President, Mr L.N. Kudoor. Mr Kudoor and the Campco Director, Mr Nagaraj ... More


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