areca nut
How areca nut plantations get ready for monsoon
Farmers depend on a special chemical mixture called 1% Bordeaux to save the areca nut from fruit rot disease.
Multiple income streams sustain tribal families in Assam
From growing multiple crops on forest land they have been cultivating for ages to rearing livestock and weaving, tribal families in Assam rely on different income sources to sustain themselves.
Arecanut goes from yucky paan stains to dandy dye
Much maligned for the paan stains, betelnut juice is now being used as a natural dye by artists and the textile industry, offering a good income source for areca nut farmers of Karnataka