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A delegation of representatives from the arecanut sector has sought policy interventions from the Centre on various problems being faced by growers in the country.
The delegation, led by the President of the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd, SR Satishchandra, recently met Central ministers representing the Agriculture, Health and Commerce ministries, in New Delhi, in this regard.
In a memorandum to Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, the Campco President said that the recurrent pronouncements to ban some value-added arecanut products and import of arecanut have put the livelihoods of millions of farmers and workers in jeopardy.
He urged the Ministry to come out with policy interventions to protect the interests of arecanut growers in the country.
The annual global production of arecanut is 8.67 lakh tonnes, grown over 7.29 lakh hectares. Of this, the share of India is around 7.02 lakh tonnes, from 4.42 lakh hectares.
Satishchandra said that though self-sufficient in arecanut production, the country imported 67,824 tonnes from various countries in 2015-16.
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