<p></p><p>Cashew, iron ore, marine products, pharmaceutical products are major contributors to exports from Goa. There are anomalies in cashew sector which need to be taken care of to boost exports. "Purchasers of raw cashew nut have to pay 1% market cess," said A S Kamath, adviser to Goa cashew manufacturers association. "They have to pay this cess in Goa even when they are purchasing raw cashew nuts from other states." Others expect state help. "The government can provide financial assistance for modernization and automation to help cashew manufacturers", said Siddhartha Zantye, partner at Zantye Cashew Industries.</p> <p></p> <p>There are certain logistical bottlenecks which make movement of goods extremely expensive from Goa. "We have made representations so that Konkan Railway starts a container train from Goa to Nhava Sheva port," said Atul Pai Kane, chairman, Goa State Council, CII. </p><p>Pai Kane also said that there is a requirement of a shipping line carrying cargo between Goa and Mumbai. At present, the cargo from Goa takes the route through Mangalore and Cochin and finally reaches Colombo from where it is shipped to its intended designation. This makes the process very complicated and expensive. This needs to be sorted out as soon as possible to facilitate movement of goods out of Goa to other countries.<br></p><p></p>