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- Arecanut growers in the Malnad region are facing serious challenges from yellow leaf disease, according to National Coffee Board Director G.S.
- Mahabala Rao, speaking at a farmer awareness event in Seethur, Narasimharajapur.
- He said the disease has affected arecanut for 100 years without any cure being found, and crops have been completely destroyed in Sringeri and Jayapura areas, with leaf spot disease also appearing.
- Pressure from bodies like Mamco, Campco and growers' associations to find a remedy has yielded no results, and growers also face climate anomalies and labour shortages.
- Rao advised farmers to reduce chemical fertiliser use, test their soil, and adopt organic fertilisers as the government is promoting them.
What to watch next
- Any breakthrough by scientists in finding a cure for yellow leaf disease
- Whether grower organisations' pressure leads to government action on the disease
- Adoption of organic fertilisers and soil testing by Malnad farmers
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G.S. Mahabala Rao
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“ಅಡಿಕೆಗೆ ಹಳದಿ ಎಲೆ ರೋಗ ಬಂದು 100 ವರ್ಷವಾದರೂ ಇನ್ನೂ ಔಷಧಿ ಕಂಡು ಹಿಡಿದಿಲ್ಲ”
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…ಸೀತೂರು (ನರಸಿಂಹರಾಜಪುರ): ‘ಮಲೆನಾಡಿನ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಿಕೆಯೇ ಜೀವಾಳ. ಅಡಿಕೆಗೆ ಹಳದಿ ಎಲೆ ರೋಗ ಬಂದು 100 ವರ್ಷವಾದರೂ ಇನ್ನೂ ಔಷಧಿ ಕಂಡು ಹಿಡಿದಿಲ್ಲ ’ ಎಂದು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕಾಫಿ ಮಂಡಳಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಜಿ.ಎಸ್. ಮಹಾಬಲ ರಾವ್ ಹೇಳಿದರು. .ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನ ಸೀತೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈಚೆಗೆ ಮಲೆನಾಡು ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಅಮೃತ ಆಗ್ರೊ ಕ್ಲಿನಿಕ್, ಕೊಪ್ಪ ಮಹಿಮಾ ಆಗ್ರೊ ಕ್ಲಿನಿಕ್, ಸೀತೂರು ವಿ.ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಎನ್. ಆಶ್ರಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಅಮೃತ ಸಾವಯವ ಗೊಬ್ಬರ…
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Named India · CAMPCO · MAMCO · Bemmane Mohan · Coffee Board of India · G.S. Mahabala Rao · Koppa Mahima Agro Clinic · Malenadu Halli Amrutha Agro Clinic · Manjunath · Parameshwar · Seethuru VSSN
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