Mangaluru: In response to repeated claims by the World Health Organization (WHO) that areca nut (betel nut) is “carcinogenic,” the Central Government has finally initiated a serious, evidence-based ...

With the monsoon a fortnight away, arecanut growers are preparing to spray Bordeaux mixture, a fungicide containing copper sulphate, on their crops. However, the price of copper sulphate has increased ...

Reiterating that Karnataka was the leader in the area of arecanut plantation and its production, the Union government said that it allocated ₹37 crore to the State in 2024-25 for managing leaf spot ...

With leaf spot disease in arecanut plantations remaining a major concern for growers, the three-year field demonstrations launched by two premier government institutes in Karnataka to guide farmers on ...

Stakeholders in the arecanut sector have asked the Government to bring down GST on copper sulphate, which is used as a fungicide in many plantation crops, to 5 per cent from the existing 18 per cent.

SHIVAMOGGA: Arecanut growers in Shivamogga district suffered sharply rising losses over the past three years due to crop diseases, even as the Centre maintains that only “trace incidence” of major ...