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Karnataka: India's areca palm hub

Rohan
21 Apr 2023 01:31 PM Comment(s)

Do you know which state accounts for more than half of India’s areca palm plantations? Karnataka accounts for 60%, Assam and Tripura for 25%, Kerala for 10% and Tamil Nadu for 5% of India’s areca palm plantations. Shimoga in Karnataka contains about 80% of the state’s plantations, meaning it accounts for almost half the country’s plantations! One could call it the palm capital of India! Assuming an acre holds about 500 trees, with good maintenance, a farmer can make a handsome sum of money that could be enough for a whole family. The areca palm is one of the most lucrative options available to farmers right now. In fact, in an age where the acreage of agricultural land is coming down to make way for urban and industrial zones, the acreage of palm plantations has only increased. Can you guess how many areca palm trees Indian plantations grow?


You could sustain a whole family, or even two with an areca palm plantation! Areca palm plantations have proven to be very lucrative for farmers, given their low maintenance costs and high returns on investment. Also, with people becoming environmentally conscious and switching to eco-friendly alternatives like palm leaf plates, the demand for palm leaves has gone up. In fact, there is a shortage of areca palm leaves. But as always economics does the job! The mismatch between supply and demand has been noticed and people are switching to areca palm farming from other less lucrative crops. Thus the coverage of areca plantations in India is growing constantly. Do you think your area could host another plantation?

Rohan

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