ACTIVITIES

A trust viz., Arecanut Research and Development Foundation was registered on 20.5.1998 under the able guidance and advice of Padmabhushan Dr. D.Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, Shree Kshetra Dharmastala., who is the Founder President of the trust. The foundation was inaugurated on 5.12.1998 by Sri J.H Patel (The then Chief Minister of Karnataka) on the eve of the CAMPCO Silver Jubilee Celebration. The president of CAMPCO is the permanent Managing Trustee of the Trust. Other permanent trustees are the President of Totagar Sale Society, Sirsi, Vice-President of MAMCOS Ltd , Shimoga and The President of All India Areca Growers Association, Mangalore.

The benefits are passed on to areca growing farmers and the members of their immediate families of Indian Nationality.

Arecanut is known for sweetening the breath, strengthening gums and producing a stimulating and exhilarating affect on the system. Arecanut chewing is reported to be a good source of fluoride. Considering these properties, tooth paste Industries could exploit Arecanut formulations which could be unique in mouth freshening and cleansing effects. Arecanut appears to have tremendous potential to be exploited as an industrial raw material for preparation of formulated products such as Mouth fresheners, tooth paste, Medicinal products ,Food colour, Fatty acid and Tannins

The trust has been set up with the objective of investigating alternative uses of Arecanut which would fetch an International market either as a raw material for the production of medicine, confectionery, colour or in chewing gum and such products and also finding out a remedy for the yellow leaf disease which is affecting the produce in Karnataka and Kerala.