The Karnataka Cashew Manufacturers’ Association (KCMA) has opined that the current approval by both of those homes of Parliament on Farmers’ Deliver Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Invoice will support strengthen the development of cashew sector in Karnataka.

KCMA associates, at the 65th once-a-year normal conference, were of the belief that APMC (Agricultural Deliver Market Committee) had been a key obstacle for the development of raw cashew trade in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts (the standard cashew-growing locations in Karnataka).

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Cargo receives diverted to Tuticorin port to keep away from the APMC regulation. APMC was not only amassing the price, but was also a key harassment to traders in normal, mentioned a statement issued by KCMA.

With the deregulation of APMC, New Mangalore Port would be lively in attracting cargo to Mangaluru, as it will now turn out to be a key hub for raw cashew nut trade, they mentioned.

Talking on the occasion, Santhosh D’Silva of the Karkala-dependent Santhosh Cashews, who assumed demand as new President of KCMA for 2020-21, reiterated the need to target attempts on escalating raw cashew nut generation in Karnataka, as the cashew processing marketplace in Karnataka is growing at twenty for each cent year on year.

The AGM also resolved to target on indigenous raw cashew nut generation by finding a lot more space below cashew cultivation in Karnataka and participate in the Primary Minister’s ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative.

Office environment-bearers

Next are the workplace-bearers of KCMA for 2020-21: Santhosh D’Silva of the Karkala-dependent Santhosh Cashews (President) D Gopinath Kamath of the Udupi-dependent Chithara Cashews (Vice-President) M Tukaram Prabhu of the Mangaluru-dependent cashew processor MMP (Treasurer) Vittalroy Kamath of the Bajpe-dependent Agri-Foundation Commodities (Secretary) and Amith Pai of the Udupi-dependent Amith Cashew Industries (Joint-Secretary).

Next associates were elected to the Managing Committee of KCMA for 2020-21: H Satish Pai, K Pramod Kamath, Krishna Kamath, KS Balram, Valerian Lobo, AK Rao, T Varadaraj Pai, S Vittal Bhaktha, Ashok Kamath, P Ganesh Kamath, Shuklambhar, Pandurang Nayak, Prasad Kamath, Srinivas Kamath, Srinivas Hegde, Ratnakar Nayak, Yogish Mallya, Noel Mathias, Gopinath Bhat, Krishna KN, and Dileep G.