The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 23, 2005

Pioneer to breed hybrid rice strains for Indian conditions
PIONEER Hi-Bred International Inc, an arm of the US agri-chemical firm DuPont, is planning to breed and introduce new hybrid rice varieties that can be cultivated in India. Currently, Pioneer has introduced a hybrid rice under its own name and ... More

CULTIVATION

`Use brackish water to get groundnut sowing under way'
"Even at two months after sowing, one more watering is possible with brackish water, if rainfall is not very strong." More

AQUACULTURE

Shrimp exporters open offices in US to be `importers on record'
IN a bid to revive the declining shrimp exports, several Indian companies have begun acting as `importers on record' in the US, Mr G. Mohan Kumar, Chairman, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), said. The move comes in the wake ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Beckons plans Rs 87-cr farm project
BECKONS Industries Ltd (BIL) has announced that it is exploring the possibilities of entering into production and marketing of value-added agri produce such as cherry tomato and capsicum produced in controlled temperature of greenhouses. The ... More

PESTICIDES

`Bio-control Act need of the hour'
The Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Dr C. Ramaswamy has called for the early passage of a `biological control Act'. Stating that such an Act has been in force in Australia since 1995, he said, "The Act is necessary ... More

RUBBER

Rubber futures flat on hartal, transport strike
THE spot rubber market remained closed on Wednesday on account of the hartal in Kerala against the hike in petrol and diesel prices. The NMCE rubber futures were quoted almost flat as most of the market participants in the State were absent ... More

SUGAR

SBEC enters speciality sugar biz with Originale
SBEC Sugar Ltd, part of the Rs 1,100-crore UK Modi group, has entered the premium speciality sugar products market with the launch of `Originale'. The company has invested between Rs 15-20 crore in the speciality sugar business, catering to ... More

TEA

Snags in system delaying tea e-auctions
ISN'T the click of a mouse much easier to confirm a bid than the manual outcry at auction? While it is generally perceived that automation would accelerate the workflow, tea traders think otherwise. Brokers say that confirmation of a bid under ... More

WATER

YSR asks officials to finalise irrigation proposals soon
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has directed irrigation officials to finalise proposals for the restoration of minor irrigation and Panchayat Raj water sources by September. At a review meeting, ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Farmers told to go for early maturing seeds
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has said farmers should sow early maturing seeds like bajra to overcome any deficiency in rainfall. "Farmers need not get worried about 10-15 days delay in monsoon, instead ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

High support levels distorting world agriculture markets: OECD report
In 2004, the value of support to producers in the OECD as a whole was an estimated $279 billion, equivalent to euro 226 billion, little changed since the late 1990s. Including support for general services to agriculture such as research, ... More

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