Unripe or ripe nuts are shelled, boiled and sun-dried, then crushed with lime and catechu, a red, astringent extract made from boiled pieces of areca palm wood. The nuts can be bought and eaten in ...

CAMPCO (The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Limited) has managed to convince the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare to get a positive clearance on the ...