Eluru, June 11 -- Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu today assured cocoa farmers that remunerative prices would be provided for their crops and steps taken to resolve their problems.
Agriculture Minister Atchannaidu met cocoa farmers at Vanguru village of Pedavegi mandal on Wednesday. He interacted with the farmers and heard their problems.
Speaking on the occasion, the Agriculture Minister advised the farmers to lay focus on growing quality crops which reap good dividends.
The Government responded to the Cocoa farmers' problem and convened a meeting with the cocoa company representatives and convinced them to purchase cocoa at Rs 500 per a kg, he recalled, adding that out of the Rs 500, the Government will bear Rs 50 as subsidy.
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