Date:16/12/2006 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/12/16/stories/2006121601482100.htm

Back Traditional bungee

K.K. Mustafah

A WORKER MOVES from one arecanut tree to another in the traditional way of harvesting in a farm near Vaduvanchal in Kerala's Wayanad district. Widespread disease in arecanut gardens, poor domestic demand, uninterrupted imports from Indonesia and Tanzania have affected the arecanut market in the country adversely. The country produces around five lakh tonnes of arecanut worth Rs 5,000 crore from four lakh hectares annually.