Goa, April 24 -- The Cashew Farmers Association has demanded the government for an increase in the subsidy amount for cashew yield. The association emphasized the need for unpaid dues from the previous year and the current year to be provided as soon as possible. They have urged for an increase in the MSP per kg rate of cashews from 150 to 175 per kg and also requested an increase in the amount for organic cashew farming to 15000 per hectare and for non-organic farming to 10000 per hectare.

They further highlighted that the cashew crop yield is poor in the state due to climatic conditions and the prices remaining low this season also affecting the farmers adversely in this inflammation. Farmers have been hit by poor crops as well as low ...