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Govt extends farmers package by two years
Fetched: October 8th, 2008, 9:16pm EDT
The centre on Wednesday decided to extend the timelimit to implement the Rs 16,978-crore rehabilitation package for suicide-prone districts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh till September 2011. -
More grape farmers get hooked on to wine
Fetched: October 7th, 2008, 9:43pm EDT
The increasing number of wineries in the state is having its effect on the raw material. As more wineries come up, more farmers are attracted to wine grapes than the table grapes they grow. -
Fix fertiliser subsidy amounts for the farmer’s benefit
Fetched: October 7th, 2008, 9:43pm EDT
What’s required is decontrol of fertiliser prices. If prices are decontrolled, then the subsidy amount can be fixed. -
FCI buys 7 lakh tonnes of rice in 5 days of '09 season
Fetched: October 6th, 2008, 1:21am EDT
The better-than-expected start may boost the comfort level of the UPA government and ease pressure on it to boost the floor price for paddy to bring it on a par with wheat at Rs 1,000 per quintal. -
Agriculture seen as bright spot in uncertain times
Fetched: September 27th, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
India’s agriculture sector could possibly be a bright spot in the economy as the country prepares to counter the adverse effects of a global slowdown, the head of the wholesale banking unit at Kotak Mahindra Bank said on Friday. -
Kharif grain production likely to fall 5% to 115 mt
Fetched: September 27th, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
The Centre expects a bigger rice harvest than forecast earlier and is optimistic about next year’s wheat crop, easing concerns of shortages. -
IGC raises wheat crop estimate
Fetched: September 27th, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday raised its estimate for world wheat production in 2008-09 to a record 676 million tonnes, up 4 million from its forecast issued last month. -
Experts at TN farm varsity seek duty on edible oil imports
Fetched: September 27th, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
Experts at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University say if the import tariff for edible oils is not reimposed before the harvesting season begins in October and November, oilseed farm families across the country will be hit badly. -
Japanese watermelon gives big returns for farmers here
Fetched: September 27th, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
Eyeing higher returns, farmers in Kutch, Vadodara and Saurashtra have now shifted from the traditional wheat and cotton crops to cultivating exotic Japanese watermelon. -
Rubber price falls more than 6% on higher production
Fetched: September 27th, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
Prices for domestic natural rubberfell more than 6% in the last two weeks as planters increased tapping at the end of monsoon and demand stayed weak, analysts and traders said.