New coffee fund to cushion farmers from falling prices

A coffee farmer tends the crop. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Coffee farmers will be cushioned from extremely low prices if Parliament approves a proposed law aimed at cheering production of the crop.

The State-sponsored Bill proposes the establishment of a Coffee Stabilisation Fund (CSF) to compensate profit margins for farmers whenever prices of the commodity plummet sharply.

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