Kaup : A tempo which was transporting arecanut overturned on the National Highway 66 flyover at Kaup on January 12, Wednesday morning. It is said,  one of its tyre of the vehicle burst reason for the mishap. The vehicle was on way to Mangaluru from Siddapura. Luckily the driver and another person in the tempo escaped […]

Mangaluru : Campco (Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Limited) has chalked out a programme to supply oxygen to hospitals at a cost of Rs 1 crore, following the shortage of medical oxygen in treating Covid-19-infected patients in hospitals. According to Campco President Kishore Kumar Kodgi, an oxygen generation plant will be set […]

Mangaluru : Since the lockdown restrictions have been relaxed to a certain extent, CAMPCO is moving ahead towards normalcy in purchases. Henceforth from 6th May, 2020 there will be regular Purchases of White Variety of Arecanut at all Branches on all days without any restriction in the limit of purchases and without token system. The […]

Mangaluru: An interim report compiled by CPCRI on the medicinal properties of arecanut has been submitted to the Union government recently, by a delegation representing Campco, Mamcos, Tumcos and Karnataka State Arecanut Societies Marketing Federation. Briefing reporters here on Monday, Campco president S R Sathishchandra said that the report was submitted to Union Minister for […]

Mangaluru: Minister Ivan D’Souza said that the Congress party would protest against the union government for declaring arecanut as dangerous for health. Addressing a press conference, Ivan D’Souza said that the Union government’s statement against the arecanut growers has hurt the sentiments and that a protest will be held against this. “The State Congress will […]

Mangaluru: Konkodi Padmanabha, former president of Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd., said on Monday that arecanut growers need to think seriously about switching over to an alternative crop as arecanut is facing the threat of being banned. Speaking at a meeting of oil palm growers at Melkar near here, he said […]

Mangaluru : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has assured that his government will not ban arecanut, according to S.R. Satishchandra, president, Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (CAMPCO) Ltd. Mr. Satishchandra stated in a release here on Tuesday that he met the Chief Minister and Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh […]

Mangaluru: Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd. (CAMPCO) has exported its first consignment of processed tender arecanut to a Chinese company for making chewing mouth freshner on a trial basis. The 360-kg consignment was sent on Thursday to Kou Wei Wang Company, according to a press release by the cooperative here on […]

Mangaluru: “The government should announce support price for arecanut and rubber cultivators as they are in deep trouble, the government should respond positively to their problems,” said MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. He was addressing the protestors in front of DC office organised by BJP raith morcha on Wednesday. “The government is failing to fix a […]

Mangaluru: Karnataka State Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene staged protest demanding scientific price to arecanut, coconut and rubber, on Tuesday in front of DC office. Addressing the protestors Hasiru Sene state Vice-President G T Ramaswamy said that farmers are not getting proper payment for their crops. Agents are selling the same crops for higher price. […]