The government’s notification inviting applications for the import of natural rubber under tariff rate quota has come at a time when intern...

Small growers reap rich harvest as prices rise sharply on strong demand & short supply.

If climatic changes lead to production cut, prices will go through the roof.

The Central government has permitted field trials of genetically modified rubber by the Rubber Research Institute of India.

THE high prices of cardamom and rubber have triggered a lifestyle transformation in the central districts of Kerala.

Besides fuelling a real estate boom, it has led to a craze for swanky cars, electronic gadgets and consumer durables.

The prolonged heavy rains are likely to affect the production of major cash crops and hit the plantation economy of south India hard.