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Spot rubber rules steady: Spot rubber finished almost unchanged on Wednesday. Market activities were in a dull pace as most traders preferred to wait for a clear trend to emerge after the sharp declines during the past few
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Farmers advised not to hold back blackgram: Despite being the largest producer of black gram or Urad, India is also a net importer. “If policies favour import of pulses to meet the demand-supply shortfall, the farm harvest price could fall. It would therefore be in the interest of
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Nabard launches sustainable farm schemes in Bengal: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has launched a project on sustainable agricultural practices in order to augment productivity of the lead crops and activities through adoption of appropriate technologies. The project
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Kharif sowing begins on a positive note: Kharif sowing that began on a positive note on account of pre-monsoon showers, has been completed on 1.66 lakh hectares till May 10 against the normal coverage of 80,000
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Pepper futures hit upper limit: Pepper futures hit the upper circuit on strong demand amid limited availability on Wednesday. The processors who had sold to investors earlier found it difficult to cover ready pepper had resorted to buy May delivery and that in turn pushed up
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5-week low offer at Coonoor tea auction: An analysis of the listing by brokers shows that a volume of 15.17 lakh kg will be offered for Sale No: 19 of the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) to be held on Thursday and
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Foodgrain output seen lower; record wheat crop estimated: The Agriculture Ministry has projected a record wheat crop of 80.98 million tonnes (mt) this crop year ending June, despite indications to the contrary from the
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Technology, a key nutrient for farm sector: The Tamil Nadu Government is focusing on efficiency and productivity in agriculture to increase output, against the backdrop of decreasing land availability for
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Plea to relax unloading norms for potato to stabilise prices: West Bengal Cold Storage Association plans to make a representation to the Union Railway Ministry and the West Bengal Government urging them to allow double-point unloading of potatoes beyond 200
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Now, a standard for agriculture: Stanza 1033 of the Tamil Epic Tirukkural when translated reads: “Those who cultivate their food live in self-sufficiency — All others follow them and subsist in self-made
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Sugar in sweet-bitter state: The last couple of years have seen the largest expansion in sugar capacities in Tamil
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