Mangaluru: Nearly 56,000 arecanut farmers in Dakshina Kannada have sought compensation from the government for loss of produce due to Kole Roga (fruit rot disease) which struck their plantations during this rainy season on a vast scale, after five years. According to Deputy Director, Department of Horticulture, Dakshina Kannada, H.R. Nayak, the disease has hit […]

Mangalore : ZP President Asha Thimmappa Gowda said that ZP members and officers team from horticulture department and CPCRI will visit the areca plantations and study the condition of areca plants after it has been affected by fruit rot disease. Speaking after chairing the general body meeting of the zilla panchayat on Sep 1, Monday […]

Mangalore : Asha Thimmappa Gowda, president of the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, said here on Monday that the government should conduct a scientific study on the ingredients of the new brands of chemical solutions available for fighting ‘kole roga’ (fruit rot disease) of arecanut. Addressing farmers and officials at a function organised by the Department […]