Karnataka allocates ₹25 crore to tackle yellow-leaf diesease in areca plants
March 08, 2021
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Around 13,000 hectares of arecanut plantations in Koppa, Sringeri and Sullia taluks are affected by YLD
With yellow-leaf disease (YLD) affecting arecanut plantations in some taluks of Karnataka, the State government has announced a ₹25 crore package to promote research on the disease.
While presenting the Karnataka Budget for 2021-22 on Monday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said the government has earmarked C25 crore to promote research on YLD and alternative crops.
Thanking the government and the elected representatives of the arecanut-growing regions of the State for the package, A Kishor Kumar Kodgi, President of Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd, told