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Govt asked to intervene to secure higher prices for coconut

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Noting that the expenditure on coconut farming has been rising day-by-day, Amalapuram MP Harsha Kumar said in a letter to Pawar that "the minimum procurement price should be at least Rs 7,000" to help the coconut farming community.

He said the present system of pricing is not farmer -friendly and the coconut farming community is getting only Rs 5,100 for milling copra, which is not supportive.

"The onus is on the government and we should see that a competitive price for his produce," he said and asked the Agriculture Minister to set up purchase centres and procure coconuts to save the coconut farming community.

 

  

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First Published: Sep 05 2010 | 12:46 AM IST

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