Mangaluru ” Due to continuous and excessive rainfall, the upcoming arecanut crop has already been partially destroyed, and if the present weather conditions persist, further crop loss is inevitable. In light of this grave situation, CAMPCO President A. Kishore Kumar Kodgi has submitted a formal request to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, urging the Government to conduct a crop damage survey and provide compensation to the affected farmers.
The arecanut-growing districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, and Chikkamagaluru have witnessed monsoon rainfall well above the seasonal average. Despite farmers spraying fungicides multiple times, the persistent rain has triggered a widespread outbreak of fruit rot disease (Kole Roga), destroying nearly half of the arecanut crop. Farmers are making desperate efforts to save the remaining yield, but the results have been largely ineffective. Disheartened by mounting losses, they are now looking to the Government for support.
CAMPCO, representing thousands of growers, has made an earnest appeal to the Hon’ble Chief Minister to take urgent steps by:
1.Initiating a scientific survey through the concerned departments to assess crop damage,
2.Providing timely compensation for the economic loss incurred by the farmers,
3.And issuing necessary relief measures to safeguard the livelihoods of growers during this critical period.
Kodgi, on behalf of the entire Arecanut farming community, expressed hope that the Government would act swiftly to mitigate the impact of this natural calamity.
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