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Cabinet Clears Fund For Plantation Farmers

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Our Economy Bureau BUSINESS STANDARD
Last Updated : Feb 26 2013 | 2:32 AM IST

In a move to protect 342,000 small and marginal plantation farmers from sharp fluctuations in commodity prices, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared the creation of a fund for coffee, tea, rubber and tobacco growers.

The decision follows complaints by coffee and rubber growers against wide fluctuations in the prices of these commodities. To be eligible for the price stabilisation scheme announced by the Prime Minister earlier, the farmer

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