The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 16, 2007

INSIGHT
Indian agriculture at crossroads
India’s agricultural policy must be ‘grain-centric’, like that of China, which does not allow shrinkage of the cultivable area under food-grains. More

TEA
Offer at Coonoor tea sales at 9-week low
Coonoor, Aug. 15 Following the low arrivals for the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA), the catalogues for the sale no.33 to be held here on Thursday and Friday add up to only 9.99 lakh kg — the lowest of the last nine ... More

Gaining value
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Bihar seeks NDDB aid for dairy development
Anand, Aug. 15 The Bihar Government has urged the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to help accelerate the State Government in its dairy development efforts. Discussions

With a view to giving a ... More

COTTON
Organic cotton takes root in Kutch
New Delhi, Aug. 15 With organic fibre-based clothing emerging as a niche product category for global apparel majors such as Marks & Spencer, Timberland and Nike, organised cultivation of organic cotton is now taking root in some pockets of ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Sunflower farmers urged to sell crop in TN
Coimbatore, Aug. 15 Sunflower farmers who raised summer crop (April-May) and are ready with their harvest in Tamil Nadu are advised to sell their produce forthwith by the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) of the Tamil Nadu ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Mayawati’s latest — A different obsession for sugar sector
New Delhi, Aug. 15 In her latest innings as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Ms Mayawati seems to have marked out the sugar sector for special treatment. One of her first acts after taking over was to scrap the Sugar Industry ... More

OUTLOOK
‘Coffee exports to top Rs 2,000 cr by 2010’
Country’s earnings through coffee exports are likely to reach Rs 2,000 crore by 2010 from current level of Rs 1,650 crore with the export quantity exceeding five lakh tonnes from current level of 3.3 lakh tonnes, according to industry ... More

Iron ore prices may rise further
Mumbai, Aug. 15 The iron ore market could be bracing for a price rise. China’s iron ore imports surged in July, rising by well over 20 per cent from the previous month. This coincided with a rise in price. There is expectation of ... More

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