Navas Meeran, chairman of Eastern Condiments, a curry powder major, said the new law on contract farming will benefit the spices sector.

The convention, whose theme is " let's team up for sustainability ", will have sessions dealing with sustainability issues and product safe...

According to Upasi, there is huge potential for use of rubberised bitumen in road laying and the attempts made in the past on this has show...

The heat has affected rubber crops too. "As per our estimates, about 10 pc of tea and 15 pc of rubber have been destroyed in the extended d...

Growers are steadily abandoning tapping and the tapping area on the total area has touched an ominous level of 56%.

The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi), an apex body of planters in south India, has called for the scrapping of the Pl...

Upasi demanded until changes are made to the PLA all expenses under this category should be given weighted deduction to the extent of 200% ...

Upasi has made it clear that the demand for a daily basic wage of Rs 500 by the tea plantation workers of Kerala is not feasible given pres...

The 11th edition of the golden leaf India award: southern tea competition (TGLIA) held in Mumbai was over on May 16 with the final tea tast...

According to official data domestic production declined 11 per cent to 45,000 tonne from a year earlier, while consumption improved to 82,0...

Finished rubber goods can be imported at 10% while the raw material can be brought in only at 25 %. They have termed the decision as unfrie...

Wentworth Estate of Harrisons Malayalam Ltd, R P Sanjeev Goenka Group which produces Goldsland and Goldsland Select tea brands has bagged a...

Currently 880 employees are directly employed by the estate where tea was planted between 1900 and 1930.

The tenth week auction at Coonoor saw certain varieties of teas in the CTC (crush-tear and curl) section bagging premium prices, thanks to ...

In a bid to improve the perception about South Indian teas in the world market, especially in Russian market, the United Planters' Associat...

The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi) seems to be scripting a success story with its Golden Leaf India awards for sout...

Come March, the finest teas of the South will be chosen by a seven-member international jury comprising prominent tea buyers from major imp...