Context: Dried areca nuts , which attract 100% import duty the legal way, have been smuggled in from Myanmar over the past few years. Mizoram’s farmers are battling to protect their livelihoods from this threat. Areca Nuts The arecanut palm yields the widely recognized chewing nut , commonly referred to as betel nut or Supari. It holds significant cultural and religious importance, particularly among the populace of India. Climatic Condition The cultivation of arecanut is mostly confined to ... Arecanut is called “Poogeephala” in Sanskrit. It occupies a special significance in religious, especially in the Indian ritualistic sacrifices, weddings etc. Similarly. Arecanut occupies one of the important roles as a major horticultural crop of Indian economy. Arecanut ( Areca catechu Linn.) is cultivated in India in an area of 2 lakh hectares with a production of 2.5 lakh tonnes. Important arecanut growing states are Karnataka, Kerala and Assam . Areca nut or betel nut , as commonly referred in India is a seed of the Areca Palm tree, that goes with the botanical name Areca catechu. Native to India, also known as supari, the word areca originated from multiple South Indian languages like Adike in Kannada, Ataykka in Malayalam and Adaikkay in Tamil.
