Help cashew farmers: Vishwajit Rane to CM

PANAJI: Owing to the limitations the lockdown may have, minister for industries, trade and commerce Vishwajit Rane has requested chief minister Pramod Sawant to come to the aid of cashew farmers in the state.
Maintaining social distance himself, he has appealed to Sawant in a tweet posted on Monday to have the cashew purchased by Goa Bhagayatdar to help them recover their money.
"It is my humble request to the Hon'ble CM @DrPramodPSawant, that in this crucial stage, Cashew should be purchased by Goa Bhagayatdar at a fixed market rate in order to protect the interest of the farming community in the state of Goa which will help them recover their money." he tweeted.
This is the peak season for cashew plucking in Goa and being a cash crop, the Goan cashew brings income to farmers from the dry fruit industry through its nut and the feni and urrak industry through its apple.

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