AgricultureGlobal rubber output seen up 2.6% in 2012: ANRPC
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Global natural rubber output is expected to rise to 10.529 million tons in 2012, up 2.6 per cent from 2011 because of better yields in some key growers, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) said on Wednesday.
Tea smallholders raise sustainability concerns
Sri Lanka’s tea small holders, who account for 76% of the national tea output, say small holder concerns need to be addressed for tea industry sustainability.
“Right now the tea small holders, who are the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s tea industry, are facing some serious problems that will directly contribute towards reducing the national tea output in the future.
CIC Agri ties up with Indian company
CIC Agri Businesses tied up with Aries Agro Limited, a leading agri input company in India, to market a range of products manufactured by Aries Agro that includes primary, secondary and micro fertilisers ranging from individual elements to mixed specialty plant nutrient fertilisers.
Global tea output falls 1.31% in 2011
Coonoor: With all major producing countries except India reporting a lower output, the global black tea production in calendar 2011 has registered a 1.31 per cent decline over 2010, reveals an analysis of the latest data available with trade bodies and the Tea Board.
US Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Inspection officer, shakes roses
Justin Vitello, a US Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Inspection officer, shakes roses in an attempt to dislodge any pests that are not allowed into the United States, at United Parcel Service’s shipping facility at the Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida 10 February 2012.
Developing nations to lead in biotech crops
Reuters: Farmers in developing nations will sow more biotech crops than those in the industrialised world for the first time this year, with Brazil leading the charge, according to a report issued on Tuesday that showed steady growth in the use of genetically modified seeds.
Origin expects to grow China’s first GMO corn in 2013
BEIJING (Reuters): Origin Agritech Ltd. said it expects the Chinese government to approve its genetically modified organism (GMO) corn for production in 2013, China’s first GMO strain in commercial production, its Chairman Han Gengchen said on Friday.
Storms brewing in teacups
Colombo International Tea Convention discusses trade and marketing of the beverage
By Cheranka Mendis
Nestled in the dynamic Asian region with a hot beverage to its name, Sri Lanka could benefit well from becoming a ‘tea hub’ in the future, Commonwealth Secretariat Economic Affairs Division Former Director Indrajit Coomaraswamy said.
Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’
By Cheranka Mendis
Sri Lanka, popular worldwide for the strong cup of Ceylon Tea it serves, will not take its prestigious position as one of the world’s most sought after brands of the highest quality lightly and will continue investing and researching in the field.
Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’
By Cheranka Mendis
Sri Lanka, popular worldwide for the strong cup of Ceylon Tea it serves, will not take its prestigious position as one of the world’s most sought after brands of the highest quality lightly and will continue investing and researching in the field.
Plantations Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe yesterday delivering the keynote address at the Colombo International Tea Convention assured the industry in the presence of a global delegation that the Government’s commitment to the industry would not waver in the future and would only be strengthened to support the private sector to keep the flag flying high.
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