: Minister-in-Charge of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Timothy D Shira has suggested the need to invite scientists to conduct a detailed study and find a way to prevent the disease affecting rice and arecanut plantation in the state.

“We should invite the scientist who will study the case in detail and find out the reason and the way to solve this problem,” Shira told reporters on Tuesday.

The minister said the arecanut disease is causing significant losses, with farmers potentially losing up to Rs 20 lakhs per 100 bags of beetle nuts.

Shira explained that from one arecanut plantation, farmers can expect to harvest 500 bags of beetle nuts. However, with the disease, the yield is severely impacted, resulting in substantial financial losses.

The minister noted that agriculture officers

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