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Related Keywords: district levels, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, give momentum to sericulture activities, help in promoting Sericulture sector in the state, Minister for Agriculture, need for forming Self Help Groups, review the functioning of Sericulture Development Department, SHG

The Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura addressing a State Level meeting convened to review the functioning of Sericulture Development Department here today said that there is a need for forming Self Help Groups (SHG) at district levels for giving momentum to sericulture activities. This will help in promoting Sericulture sector in the state.

Highlighting the importance of Sericulture sector, the Minister called for taking appropriate steps for expanding the sericulture activities in the remote areas of the state.

Related Keywords: conduct a detailed study of the proposed, during Saudi-US CEO Forum in Riyad, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project in Texas, lanning for front end engineering and design work., SABIC, signed an agreement

Affiliates of Exxon Mobil Corporation and SABIC signed an agreement during the Saudi-US CEO Forum in Riyadh in the presence of Yousef Al-Benyan, vice chairman and CEO, SABIC, and Philippe Ducom, president, chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia Inc. to conduct a detailed study of the proposed Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project in Texas and begin planning for front-end engineering and design work.

Related Keywords: bear brunt with Centre planning, Bengal key player in jute sector, dependent on the sector, dilute the mandatory jute packaging order, from ninety percent to fifty percent for foodgrain packaging, Indan Jute Mills Association, Jute Industry, nearly a million people, produces around two hundred crore bags, Standing Advisory Committee on Jute

Bengal being the key player in the jute sector, will bear the brunt with the Centre planning to dilute the mandatory jute packaging order from 90 percent to 50 percent for foodgrain packaging where nearly a million people are dependent on the sector.

Starting this year the contingency plan is to reduce the use of jute bags by 5 percent each year and finally bring it down to 50 percent from 90 percent within the next seven years.

Related Keywords: biggest exporter, cotton cultivators, cotton farming, cotton industry, heavily dependent on imports, high costs of machinery and equipment, Iran, Iranian textile industry, low price cotton imports, meet domestic cotton demand, not affordable, size of farms for cotton cultivation, strategic and all purpose product, Uzbekistan

Iran is heavily dependent on imports to meet the domestic cotton demand, which is a strategic and all purpose product in Iranian textile industry. Iran imported over 56,517 tons of cotton worth $103 million during the 11 months to Feb 19. Uzbekistan was the biggest exporter.

Related Keywords: assess investment opportunities, Central and state governments, Delegation from knitwear hub of Tirupur, led by Tirupur Exporters Association, provides sixty percent subsidy on building and common facilities, setting up garment manufacturing units, TEA, under SITP), visited Odisha

A delegation from the knitwear hub of Tirupur led by Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) visited Odisha to assess investment opportunities in setting up garment manufacturing units in the state. As the Central and state governments provides 60 percent subsidy on building and common facilities under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), 25 percent subsidy for new machinery, Rs 1 crore interest free working capital loan. Also the state government has stipulated a minimum wage Rs 220 for an eight-hour shift and has schemes to provide employment to new workers as well.

Related Keywords: appetite for high quality fine micron wool, Australian wool prices, doubled in Japan, new market coming up, not deterred Japanese market from buying, over the past year, quality required of highest standard, socks and innerwear, sports apparel

Australian wool prices have doubled in Japan over the past year but it has not deterred the Japanese market from buying. As the quality they require is always of the highest standard, a Japanese wool broker said.

Mike Kuritani from Itochu, one of Japan's largest trading companies, said that demand will remain due to an appetite for high quality fine micron wool from Australia despite the high prices.

He said that in fact a new market is coming up from sports apparel, for socks and innerwear. Hence the overall the demand on wool will not decrease for the next couple of years.

Related Keywords: considering organizing joint production of tractors, Delegation of Tajikistan government, entire Central Asia region, MTZ. Tajikistan government, sold not only in Tajikistan, visited Belarusian cotton farming tractor enterprise

After a delegation of the Tajikistan government visited the Belarusian cotton farming tractor enterprise MTZ. The Tajikistan government is considering organizing the joint production of tractors.

The tractors may then be sold not only in Tajikistan but also in the entire Central Asia region. The assembly enterprise will make tractors cheaper for the local farmers, the Tajik side believes.

Related Keywords: based in Jyvaskyla, cotton process., directly from wood fibers, eighty eight percent less energy, Finland, invented a fibre yarn technology, reportedly uses ninety nine percent less water, Spinnova, Spinnova pioneered, spins yarn, without complex chemical processes, yarn manufacturing process

Spinnova, based in Jyvaskyla, Finland has invented a fibre yarn technology which spins yarn directly from wood fibers without complex chemical processes. The yarn manufacturing process Spinnova has pioneered reportedly uses 99 percent less water and 80 percent less energy than the cotton process.

As impressively, the wood fiber method does not require extra chemical treatment of the pulp fiber. And, the yarn is recyclable.

Related Keywords: cotton, cotton trade would remain slow, influenced some needy spinners, Karachi Cotton Association, pushes cotton prices higher, raised its spot rates by Rs fifty per maund, rising demand, rushed to replenish their stocks, short supply, Shortage of quality cotton, till arrival of next crop

Rising demand and short supply pushes cotton prices higher on Thursday. However, there is a shortage of quality cotton which influenced some needy spinners who rushed to replenish their stocks, brokers said. The Karachi Cotton Association also raised its spot rates by Rs50 per maund.

Related Keywords: fast becoming an attraction, Foreign Direct Investments, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey, General Secretary Mustafa Mente, Many Turkish companies, negotiations under way, particularly in fabrics and yarn, presence in Pakistan, rising Gross Domestic Product, textile sector, Turkish companies scout for more business avenues

Many Turkish companies have their presence in Pakistan and the country’s rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is fast becoming an attraction for Turkish companies as they scout for more business avenues, said said Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey General Secretary Mustafa Mente.

Mente said that currently negotiations are under way for Foreign Direct Investments in textile sector particularly in fabrics and yarn; however, some technical issues remain unresolved.