Agriculture
Groundnut needs more rains in Saurashtra
ALTHOUGH kharif groundnut crop at the national level is shaping up as expected, crop conditions in the Gujarat have started to cause concern. Saurashtra region, the famed groundnut bowl of the country, is desperately in need of more rains.

Venture capitalists see agri research as good bet
VENTURE capitalists (VC) in India perceive that agricultural research, as of now, is the one of the best bet for funding.

ICAR identifies 3 new wheat varieties
THE Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has identified three new varieties of wheat for the north-east plain zones (NEPZ), which covers central Uttar Pradesh (UP), east UP, Bihar, Bengal and Assam.

Farmers asked to reap free trade benefits
THE Union Agriculture Minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday assured the representatives of farmers and various political parties that the Government was committed to safeguard the interests of the domestic agriculture sector, while providing greater m arket access.

Plantations
Call for drive to raise coffee consumption
THE Coffee Board Chairperson, Ms Lakshmi Venkatachalam, has called for an urgent concomitant drive to augment coffee consumption in the next few years, particularly in producer countries, to reach a balance between demand and supply.

Tea
Corpus mooted for generic promotion of tea
THE tea industry has felt the need for investment in generic promotion.

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