Campco puts restrictions on areca purchases

The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd has resolved to restrict the buy of arecanut adhering to the Karnataka government’s recent tips to handle the distribute of Covid-19 in the condition.

A push release by Campco stated that in get to secure the areca farmers by retaining steadiness in arecanut cost and preserving in line with the norms laid down by the govt in the wake of increasing casualties thanks to Covid-19, the cooperative has proposed to restrict the purchases of arecanut to one particular quintal per member for the duration of this period of restriction up to May possibly four.

Preserving the security of members and personnel and to keep social distancing, the higher than operations will be done via token technique at all branches of Campco and will be restricted to twenty five members per day per branch, it stated.

Even though the procurement of cocoa beans will continue on as remaining accomplished before, procurement of pepper will be discontinued at all branches for the time remaining, it stated.