Creating board for arecanut is not a priority, says Centre
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Arecanut production in State grows by 95% in last 5 years
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Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Tripura, Meghalaya, and West Bengal are the major producers of arecanut in the country.
Arecanut production in State grows by 95% in last 5 years
The Union government has said that creating a separate board for arecanut is not a priority for it. At the same time it has said that arecanut production in Karnataka, which contributes about 75% to the domestic production, witnessed a growth of 95% during the last five years.
In a written reply to unstarred questions by the Member of Parliament K.C. Ramamurthy in the Rajya Sabha on February 5, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that the total production in the State touched 8.5 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 from 4.36 lakh tonnes in 2015-16, thus posting a growth of 94.95 %.