Karnataka MPs, areca growers meet Amit Shah in Delhi, urge him to stop illegal import of areca
A delegation of Karnataka MPs and areca growers met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to request stricter controls on the illegal import of arecanut. They argue that these imports, often misclassified, are harming local farmers already struggling with rising costs and crop diseases.
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The issue highlights the economic challenges faced by agricultural sectors due to trade policy enforcement and border security.
A delegation of elected representatives and areca growers from Karnataka met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Friday and appealed to him to stop the illegal import of arecanut, which is affecting native growers.
The delegation, which included Members of Parliament B.Y. Raghavendra, Kota Srinivasa Poojary, and Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Limited (Campco) chairperson Satish Chandra, and legislator Araga Jnanendra, met Mr. Shah and submitted a memorandum.
The delegation told the Union Minister that areca growers were already facing several problems caused by diseases affecting the yield and a rise in cultivation costs, and that illegal imports would cause them further hardship.
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