
Coffee planters seek special package
The Hindu
Karnataka Growers’ Federation, on Saturday, appealed to Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to restructure bank loans borrowed by the coffee planters, considering the problems they have bee
Karnataka Growers’ Federation, on Saturday, appealed to Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to restructure bank loans borrowed by the coffee planters, considering the problems they have been facing at present.
A delegation of the KGF met Mr. Goyal in Bengaluru and submitted a memorandum with several demands.
The demands include a special package for the growers, as they had been facing economic loss due to various factors. “The coffee growers should get benefits on a par with growers of other crops. The compensation paid through the national disaster relief funds was negligible considering the loss suffered by the growers”, the KGF said.

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