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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

19-December, 2012 16:46 IST

The revision of unit cost of replantation Arabica and Robusta coffees as given hereunder is being considered by the Government.

XI Plan unit Cost	XII Plan unit Cost
Arabica	Rs. 1,00,000.00	Rs. 1,75,000.00
Robusta	Rs.    70,000.00	Rs. 1,25,000.00

The above rates are based on the inputs provided by the various coffee stakeholders and recommendations of the Costing Committee constituted for the purpose comprising of experts from Coffee Board, NABARD, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, IIHR, Bangalore and IIPM, Bangalore. Extension of replanting scheme to co-operatives and corporates is also being considered for the XII Plan.

An independent scheme  for strengthening of transfer of technology comprising three components viz; i) Transfer of Technology, ii) Capacity building programme and iii) Welfare support to labours and tiny growers is being considered.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Dr. D. Purandeswari in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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Revision of replanting subsidy unit costs proposed, with scheme extension and a technology transfer and welfare programme. Revision of unit cost ceilings for replantation subsidies is proposed for Arabica and Robusta coffee, based on stakeholder inputs and Costing Committee recommendations, with consideration to extend the replanting scheme to cooperatives and corporates. Separately, an independent technology strengthening programme is proposed comprising transfer of technology, capacity building, and welfare support for labourers and tiny growers.