The State government will form a five-member committee consisting of experts from various institutes, including the Indian Institutes of Management, for the comprehensive development of the cashew sector.
“The committee will be constituted within a week and the order for the same will be issued shortly,” Industries Minister P. Rajeeve said after meeting exporters, private processors and trade union representatives on Tuesday. The committee will study the problems of cashew processors and workers and explore ways to modernise the sector.