New Delhi, Aug 3 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured Kerala that interests of the state farmers will be taken care of after chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan expressed fears that a trade agreement with ASEAN nations would affect the state's agriculture.

Mammohan Singh agreed to give the Kerala government a copy of the text of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

'He (prime minister) has directed officials to give a copy of the text to Kerala,' Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters after his meeting with the prime minister.

The prime minister also assured the state that a representative from Kerala will be included in the cabinet sub-committee to be formed to study the impact of the FTA on the agriculture sector.

'The prime minister has assured that the interests of the Kerala farmers would be taken care of,' Achuthanandan said.