20 TN factories shut as tea prices fall
Twenty bought leaf factories in south India, which process and manufacture green tea leaves sourced from small and cooperative tea gardens in Tamil Nadu, have closed down.

Uttar Pradesh to export rice
Uttar pradesh, which is facing the problem of surplus rice, is set to start exporting common and grade one rice.

Ban on import of oil from GM oilseeds likely
The Union Agriculture Minister, Nitish Kumar said that the government is considering to ban imports of edible oils made from GM soyabeans and other seeds.


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