Since the discovery of large offshore oil and gas reserves in 2014, Senegal has set its hopes on fossil fuel export revenue to help fund its plans to become an emerging economy by 2035. Senegal is actively seeking investors to help develop its offshore oil and gas reserves – both …
Chandan Kishore Kant / Mumbai April 22, 2009, 0:20 IST The ban on cement exports imposed last year has significantly pushed down overall exports of the building material, hitting an eight-year-low in FY09. Industry players and analysts said the current financial year might not be any different and exports would …
Continuous fall in local cement sales coupled with decline in coal prices internationally compelled the manufacturers to reduce the price by Rs 40-45 per 50 kg bag in the local market, sources said. Local cement sales in first nine months (July-March) fell by 17 percent to stand at 13.9 million …
This is an attempt to answer two questions on the manufacture of ayurvedic products in Kerala. First, has the performance of the ayurvedic sector been impressive? Preliminary analysis shows that the ayurvedic industry, which has a concentrated market structure, is growing at a much higher rate than that of overall …
PUBLIC sector mining company National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) may stop exports of high-grade iron ore if international ore prices, contracted under long-term agreements (LTA) with other countries, continue to fall sharply. The move is expected to hit steel companies in Japan and Korea that source a large part of …
Only a year ago, all the stars appeared to be aligned for American farm exports. China and other developing countries were fattening up growing herds of cattle on American corn, and they were importing record amounts of foods to meet the appetite of their expanding middle classes. A drought in …
TWO years of high-priced imports in 2006 and 2007, one year of record output at 78.5 million tonnes and now, slam dunk into subsidised exports of massive central stocks. The United States department of agriculture
MAJORITY of exporters in India anticipate a flat growth or a decline in exports in 2009-10, as per a Ficci survey. Of those who participated in the survey, 61% said they expect exports to decline or remain at the same level as last year. Engineering goods, gems & jewellery, chemicals, …
This paper examines the impact of food safety standards on processed food exports in developing countries. An intercountry cross-sectional econometric analysis of processed food exports in developing countries was undertaken. The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard (SPS) is incorporated into the model to capture the impact of food safety standards. The …
Crisis of foodgrains storage Sarbjit Dhaliwal Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 26 As rice storage crisis has deepened in Punjab, rice millers , who have halted paddy shelling,, have urged the Union government to lift ban on the export of non-basmati rice. Most of the millers today tried to meet …
Madikeri: India has exported spices worth Rs 4,500 crore this year, which is an all time record, said Spices Board Joint Director H S Srinivas. Addressing presspersons at the sidelines of a seminar on
New Delhi: The farm sector, which has by and large been resilient so far, may not remain so amid waning exports of cash crops. The fiscal stimuli announced by the Government to minimise the impact of the global economic crisis may prove to be inadequate in insulating the farm sector …
EU subsidy may hurt the Indian dairy industry to shield its dairy industry from the pinch of global economic meltdown, the European Commission has decided to reinstate export subsidies on dairy products, which it suspended in 2007. The move may adversely impact India
Due to excessive extraction of medicinal plant species in high altitude areas, Uttarakhand has seen a serious depletion of its biological resources. The state government has introduced policies to promote the conservation of these species and encourage farmers to cultivate them and supplement their incomes. This paper examines the impact …
A GROUP of ministers on Thursday agreed in principle to lift the two-year old ban on exports of wheat and wheat products after general elections end in May. The decision was taken by an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, government officials said. The …
Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI THE government may ease restrictions on export of wheat and rice as it looks to clear the stocks in anticipation of a bumper harvest, a government official hinted. A meeting of the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on March 5 is likely to ease export norms, …
Demand for organic products continues to grow and outstrip the supply. How organic are these products, when they have to be transported over many miles to reach consumers? And how sustainable is organic produce, when it is grown on large farms, leaving less and less room for biodiversity? Questions like …
Bowing to pressure from the European Biodiesel Board (EBB), the EU on 13 March imposed temporary anti-dumping and countervailing duties - ranging from -26 to -41 per 100 kilogrammes - on imports of US biodiesel. The temporary duties may be made permanent after six months, in which case they could …
This information bulletin provides a list of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides registered for use in Australian on almonds. Listed in the table are MRLs for Australia, as established by Food Standards Australia New Zealand and a number of countries to which Australian almonds are exported as at March …
Sets $200-billion target for 2009-10 Bhagyashree Pande Tribune News Service New Delhi, February 26 India has scaled down its export target to around $170-175 billion for the current fiscal in the wake of current economic crisis.
