Betel leaf farmers face severe losses from gale storms, urging the new government for swift relief amid ongoing hardships.

Farmers engaged in cultivation of betel leaves in Belowa, Madhya Pradesh are facing problems and are forced to grow other crops or take up other means of livelihood. This situation has come about as ...

The livelihoods of the indigenous Khasi community in Jaflong, Sylhet, have come under severe threat after approximately 1,700 betel trees were reportedly destroyed by unidentified miscreants in the ...

As a leaf disease spreads rapidly in the North Western province, betel farmers in Puttalam lament that their production dropped this year. Acres of betel cultivations belonging to small-scale farmers ...

Distressed betel leaf farmers in Maharashtra have demanded crop insurance cover, claiming its cultivation has almost stopped due to significant financial risk. An official in the agriculture ...

Vijayawada: Betel leaf prices have recorded a sharp and unprecedented increase across Andhra Pradesh, with the cost of 100 bunches (each 170 leaves) touching nearly Rs 7,000, compared to Rs 2,500 to ...

The agricultural sector in Tripura is on the brink of collapse, with betel nut farmers bearing the brunt of the crisis. The Tripura State Committee of the All-India Krishak Sabha (AIKS) has sounded ...

Persistent cold wave accompanied by dense fog has badly affected betel cultivation in different areas during the ongoing winter. A large number of betel plantations, locally known as paner baroj, in ...

Mysuru: Mysuru Vilyedele (betel leaves), also known as Mysuru Chigurele, has a unique GI tag and is known far and wide. However, it is facing a threat due to urbanization. In a bid to revive its ...

Cultivation of the famous betel leaves from Authoor (Authoor vetrilai) has been dwindling over the past year due to severe pest infestation and unpredictable climatic conditions. Climate plays a huge ...