| Nafed, Kerala government join hands to import fruits, spices | 10-NOV-09 |
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| The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) is looking for entering into a tripartite agreement with the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) and Kerala government for exporting spices and perishable goods such as banana, pineapple, and organic vegetable to the Gulf countries, which have a large expatriate population. |
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| Orissa to procure 32 lakh tonne rice in 2009-10 | 02-OCT-09 |
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| The Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACs), self help groups (SHGs) and Pani Panchayats will be involved in the procurement process, Sarada Prasad Nayak, state minister for food supplies and consumer welfare department, Orissa government, said. The procurement target includes 17 lakh tonne to be procured by the Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC), 3 lakh tonne each by Orissa State Co-operative Marketing Federation (MARKFED), National Agriculture Co-operative Federation (NAFED), 1 lakh tonne by Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation of Orissa Ltd. (TDCC). Besides, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is targeted to procure 8 lakh tonne during the 2009-10 khariff season. |
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| Ananda Bose appointed Nafed MD | 15-SEP-09 |
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| Agri co-operative National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (Nafed) on Monday appointed C V Ananda Bose as Managing Director. |
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| An MSP that farmers dread | 13-SEP-09 |
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| The minimum support price (MSP) for pulses announced by the government has completely failed to enthuse farmers to grow more of the crop. The government rate, currently at a quarter of the prevailing market price, is something that these farmers could easily do without. |
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| 'Streamline roles of CCI and NAFED on cotton' | 22-JUN-09 |
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| With the Centre busy formulating a National Fibre Policy, the predominantly cotton-based Indian Textile industry, particularly the Southern region, wants the Government to streamline the roles of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and NAFED on the procurement and sales policy. |
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| Govt raises onion MEP as local prices firm up | 19-JUN-09 |
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| The government has increased the minimum export price (MEP) of onion on an average by $30 a tonne for the rest of June as domestic prices have firmed up on fears that an erratic monsoon might clip output in the ensuing kharif season. |
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| Coconut oil, copra prices dip on low procurement | 17-JUN-09 |
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| A heavy selling pressure by stockists and farmers of Kerala coupled with a glut in the market has made coconut oil and copra markets grim in the last 2-3 weeks. The coconut oil market quoted Rs 4,675 a quintal on Tuesday which was Rs 4,800 on June 1. There has been a sudden drop in the prices in the current week as the market quoted Rs 4,750 last Wednesday. |
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| Nafed excluded from white sugar imports | 16-MAY-09 |
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| The government has excluded National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) from the list of four nominated agencies for white sugar imports, restricting the job to the three public sector trading firms — MMTC, PEC and STC. |
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