Students Mistake Castor Seed for Lychee Seed, Treated for Ricin
This post has little to do with the castor industry and more with a fascinating aspect of castor seeds – the fact that they look rather cool while at the same time containing ricin. Came across an...
View ArticleSEA Estimates Castor Seed Production to Rise By 10% at 1.39 Million Tonnes
Solvent Extractors’ Association of India has estimated castor seed production to rise by 10% at 1.39 million tonnes for the year 2015-16. In 2014-15, the castor seed production stood at 1.27 million...
View ArticleCastor Bean Harvest in Full Swing in Tamil Nadu
Harvest of castor beans is being carried out in almost all the hamlets in Pachaimalai. The harvest process is being carried out only during late afternoon after allowing the seeds to dry. The oilseed...
View ArticleCastor Seed Price Weekly Report: May 09 – 13, 2016
CastorOil.in brings you the weekly report of castor seed price at Bombay Commodities Exchange. Check out the table and the graphical data. The closing price in the last week was Rs. 3250. This week,...
View ArticleSEA Launches Pilot Project to Increase Castor seed Yield
SEA has launched a pilot project in Gujarat to help farmers increase the productivity of castor seeds to 2,000 kg per hectare from the current average yield of 1,200-1,400 kg a hectare. The model farm...
View ArticleNMCE to Offer Deliverable Castorseed Contracts
The National Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (NMCE) has announced modification in the castorseed contract, thereby making it deliverable as per the required market specifications. NMCE had...
View ArticleCastor Yield Doubles to 4,000 Kg per Hectare under SEA’s Program
Castor seed yield has doubled from 2000 kg to 4000kg/hectare in two villages of Gujarat under SEA’s castor seed development program. Buoyed by the success, SEA will be extending this program to...
View ArticlePoison from Castor Bean Seeds Won’t Affect Future Crops
It is well known that castor seeds contain a poisonous toxin ricin. For farmers and other agriculturists involved in cultivation of castor and other vegetable crops, there would be a feeling of...
View Article200 Model Castor Farms to be Set up in Gujarat
To raise castor productivity by working closely with farmers, Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA), the national body of the vegetable oil industry, will establish 200 model farms for castor...
View ArticleJayant Agro-Organics helps farmers successfully complete the sustainable...
Leading chemical companies have empowered 1,019 Indian farmers in their journey to create a framework for sustainable castor bean production. Arkema, a global leader in specialty chemicals and advanced...
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