<p>The Centre on Tuesday fixed the minimum support price for dehusked coconut at Rs 2,700 per quintal for the 2020 season, a 5.02 per cent increase over the previous season.</p>.<p>Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the move will help small coconut farmers, who are unable to hold the produce and have inadequate facilities for supplying milled coconuts.</p>.<p>“Coconut being a small holder’s crop, aggregation and arranging copra making facility at farmer’s level is not common,” Tomar said adding that a higher support price for de-husked coconut will ensure immediate cash transfer to small farmers.</p>.<p>In March, the MSP for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of milling copra was increased to Rs 9,960 per quintal for the 2020 season from Rs 9,521 per quintal in 2019.</p>.<p>The support price for ball copra had been increased to Rs 10,300 per quintal for the 2020 season from Rs 9,920 per quintal in 2019.</p>
<p>The Centre on Tuesday fixed the minimum support price for dehusked coconut at Rs 2,700 per quintal for the 2020 season, a 5.02 per cent increase over the previous season.</p>.<p>Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the move will help small coconut farmers, who are unable to hold the produce and have inadequate facilities for supplying milled coconuts.</p>.<p>“Coconut being a small holder’s crop, aggregation and arranging copra making facility at farmer’s level is not common,” Tomar said adding that a higher support price for de-husked coconut will ensure immediate cash transfer to small farmers.</p>.<p>In March, the MSP for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of milling copra was increased to Rs 9,960 per quintal for the 2020 season from Rs 9,521 per quintal in 2019.</p>.<p>The support price for ball copra had been increased to Rs 10,300 per quintal for the 2020 season from Rs 9,920 per quintal in 2019.</p>
