Loss of a legacy: Mahoba’s Desawari variety betel leaf could disappear in three to four years; here is why
Extreme weather events, rising input costs have made betel leaf cultivation unviable in Mahoba, nearly destroying its unique Desawari variety …
Cyclone Amphan hit 100,000 ha farmland: Odisha minister
Farmers rue crop loss, blame state for insufficient insurance policy
The bizarre demand for a Banarasi paan GI
Geographical Indication tag continues to be handed out without examining the scientific basis or the integrity of such claims
Betel cultivation is in danger due to climate change
Losses in betel cultivation have reached such an extent in the last few decades that most farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba have given …
After Mahanadi floods, Odisha farmers at mercy of Sitrang
Farmers harvest immature standing crops in fear of greater losses due to cyclonic storm
Fani damaged betel vineyards in Odisha
The natural disaster, which claimed over 40 lives, has caused huge losses to around 8,000 paan farmers across Odisha’s …
Two years of Dhinkia violence: Villagers observe ‘Black Day’ in Bhubaneswar
Thirty people from Dhinkia sustained injuries after police baton-charged agitators trying to protect their betel vineyards from acquisition for …
Cyclone Yaas: Acres of standing crop destroyed in Odisha’s ‘vegetable bowl’
Farmers fear further losses if rainwater is not flushed out from the fields
Why do you like paan?
Passersby at the PVR Saket market in New Delhi, India explain why they do or do not like paan.
Nuts over betel
COVID-19: Losses stoke fear among Bengal’s betel leaf farmers
More than 1.5 mln betel leaf farmers stare at losses in the state
Dhinkia on the boil: Odisha Police turn violent against protestors
The administration in Dhinkia village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur tried to forcibly acquire betel vineyards January 14 for Jindal Steel’…
Betel benefit
Compounds in paan leaf can kill several pathogenic bacteria
Too costly to grow
High input cost and erratic weather take toll
COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan: Betel vine farmers struck by double blow
West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district was the worst hit
Protest against POSCO continues; farmers rebuild destroyed betel vineyards
Cases have been filed against many farmers who re-erected their farms
Paan loses flavour
Iconic paan no more appeals to farmers, traders and common people. They say the contagious spread of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, is fast …
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