Agriculture
Markfed moots upfront subsidy for grain handling by pvt firms
PRIVATISATION of grainhandling will not make sense unless it is supported by the Government Budget and the subsidy amount is made available upfront, according to Mr D.S. Bains, Managing Director, Punjab State Cooperative Supply and marketing Federation ( Markfed).

Govt thrust may spur growth of organic farming
ORGANIC cultivation and agri-business in organic products is expected to receive a major boost in the country following a series of initiatives taken by the Government. The policy makers have now put a regulatory framework in place so as to ensure proper certification and export promotion.

Corporate
Ion Exchange sets the pace
ION Exchange Enviro Farms Ltd (IEEFL), an agri-business subsidiary of water treatment major Ion Exchange Ltd, which was among the first few corporates to undertake large-scale bio-intensive organic cultivation commercially, is upbeat about the future in the context of Government's recent policy support to organic farming.

Horticulture


Nursery Mela
People carry loads of plants at a nursery mela in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The two-day Mela has been organised by the State Horticulture Department with the participation of six other States.

Tea
TN Govt's `Ooty tea' project -- Small growers wary of returns
EVEN as the Tamil Nadu Government's new venture -``Ooty Tea''- is yet to take off, the small growers in the Nilgiris, for whose benefit the project is claimed to have been designed, are uncertain about the returns they would get.

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