Agriculture


Cashing in on the bull run
A grower cuts a bunch of bananas from a tree to be sent to the market in Kerala for the Onam festival. Prices of bananas have increased due to festival demand. With the festival gaining momentum, the markets have been flooded with banana of different va rieties.

Maharashtra set to launch IPM scheme for cotton
MAHARASHTRA, one of the leading cotton producing States, is gearing up to implement the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) scheme recommended under the second mini-mission of the Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC).

Oilseed crops await rains
KHARIF oilseed crops across the country are in dire need of the last round of rains. If it does not rain at least 3-4 inches over the next 7 days, there are apprehensions that yields will be affected.

Commodities
NCTI signs MoU with Coir Board
THE Coir Board and the National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) have signed a MOU for strengthening the IT-enabled trade information services in the board.

Corporate
Movenpick Foods to strengthen India operations
MOVENPICK Foods, the Swiss-based manufacturer of food products, including its premium ice-cream brand, seeks to structure its presence in India by the end of this year.

Sugar
Sugar output 182.8 lakh t till July
THE country's sugar production during the 2000-01 crushing season (October-September) has touched 182.8 lakh tonnes till July 2001. This is as against 179.99 lakh tonnes produced during the corresponding period of the preceding season.

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