Unseasonal rain hits arecanut processing
Unseasonal rain hits arecanut processing Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Unseasonal rain in the coastal belt in the last week has hit processing of arecanut harvested by farmers. Arecanut growers are now sun drying the arecanut harvested since over a month. Drenching of arecanut spread over in the yards will affect the quality of produce, said Ramesh Kaintaje, an agriculturist from near Mani. Farmers sun dry arecanut harvested for between 48 days and 60 days. If a majority of farmers have now completed the first harvest, a few farmers have even completed the second harvest and are sun dr...
Source: thehindu.com