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Thursday, February 21, 2002
Agri Prices (Feb. 20)
Sugar (S-30)1365 (1363)
Coconut oil3600 (3600)
Palm Oil (10 kg)284 (285)
Groundnut oil ready393 (396)
Pepper garbled ready6600 (6300)

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Apeda plans big to boost mango abroad
THE Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) will be concentrating on launching the Indian mango in a big way at the 13th Asian International Exhibition of Food and Hospitality, Food & Hotel Asia 2002 (FHA ... More

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RUBBER


Rubber down on poor demand
RUBBER prices declined further on Wednesday here following low arrivals and poor demand. Cash-strapped small growers sold rubber at the price offered by traders as there was no scope for bargaining. Co-operative bodies as Rubbermark and Rubco ... More

IT TRAINING


e-nabling TN rice farmers
THE International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is collaborating with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) to impart training to farmers on rice cultivation through e-learning. Agricultural training programmes, which were hitherto ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS


OmegaTech, Vasta in marketing pact
THE US-based OmegaTech Inc, a biotech R&D company, has entered into a marketing agreement with Vasta Marketing, Chennai, to market DHA Gold, a long chain fatty acid applicable as a nutrition supplement and food additive with beneficial health ... More

FOODGRAINS


ICAR fingers crossed on Karnal bunt-free crop
THE Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is keeping its fingers crossed over the prospects of yet another Karnal bunt-free wheat harvest this year, which will help boost exports from the country. ``The wheat crop is now at the crucial ... More

EVENTS


Workshop on crop cultivation costs
THE Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) is organising a national workshop on cost of cultivation of principal crops on February 21. The workshop will review the concepts, methodologies and sampling designs followed under the ... More

TRENDS


Farming technology fills in for child labour
Scarcity of labour has made farmers to adopt improved methods of cultivation, with most of them increasingly shifting towards mechanisation of agricultural operations. More
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