A scene from a tea plantation in Munnar. The United Nations has sought steps to boost consumption of tea to ensure price stability and steady returns to the producers in the developing nations, including India. Photo: H. Vibhu
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"Food prices may drop if biofuel production stopped"
New Delhi (PTI): Global food prices could ease by up to 20 per cent by 2010 if biofuel production is stopped completely across the world, a US-based think-tank has said in its latest report. "If biofuel demand from food crops was abolished after ... More

UN seeks steps to boost tea consumption
New York (PTI): The United Nations has sought steps to boost consumption of tea to ensure price stability and steady returns to the producers in the developing nations, including India. The call by the world body's Food and Agriculture ... More

Varsity to study effect of drip fertigation on coconut
Coimbatore (PTI): Onafrm trials are underway to study the effect of drip fertigation technology on coconut yield, a senior scientist in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has said. Addressing a two-day Annual Research Meet on Palms at the ... More