Campco puts restrictions on areca purchases

The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Promoting and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd has determined to prohibit the purchase of arecanut subsequent the Karnataka government’s modern tips to handle the distribute of Covid-19 in the condition.

A press launch by Campco stated that in get to shield the areca farmers by retaining stability in arecanut rate and retaining in line with the norms laid down by the authorities in the wake of rising casualties because of to Covid-19, the cooperative has proposed to prohibit the buys of arecanut to a person quintal for each member for the duration of this interval of restriction up to May possibly four.

Keeping the security of users and team and to retain social distancing, the over functions will be performed by means of token program at all branches of Campco and will be restricted to twenty five users for each day for each department, it stated.

Even though the procurement of cocoa beans will proceed as remaining performed prior to, procurement of pepper will be discontinued at all branches for the time remaining, it stated.