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Firms gained more than farmers under WTO norms, says Centad

ASHOK B SHARMA

Posted: Monday, Sep 24, 2007 at 0000 hrs IST
Updated: Monday, Sep 24, 2007 at 0052 hrs IST


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New Delhi, Sep 23: was more than 3 times greater than the average auction price for tea at Rs 50 per kg. Potato chip in India priced at Rs 143 a kg was 28 times more than the price of potato paid to farmers. Similarly one pound of loose banana sold in UK Super Market at 40 pence was 27 times more than the price the plantation workers receive

The study also found compliance of stringent standards of developed countries would burden the farmers in the developing countries. Compliance to EUREP-GAP norms would amount to 70% of the average income of Ghana farmers, 87% of the average income of Indian farmers and about 1.3 times the annual per capita income of Bangladesh....

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