Depressed rubber growersshift focus to bee-keeping
Italy is famous in India, among other things, for its exquisite marbles and designer furniture. But what are Italian bees doing in Indian rubber farms?

World cashew meet may help curb falling exports -- Rajagopal
The falling export of cashew calls for ways and means to stem this trend and the World Cashew Congress was a move in the proper direction.

India may face 20-million tonne milk shortage by 2005 -- Study
India, one of the largest milk producers, faces the prospect of shortage of around 20 million tonne per year by 2005, says a recent study conducted on the domestic dairy sector.


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  LT Overseas introduces enriched basmati rice
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