Taking its year-old proposal of marketing arecanut to China forward, the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd. (CAMPCO) will export first consignment of two tonnes of processed tender arecanut to China in the first week of August on a trial basis.
It is for a company in Hunan province which manufactures mouth fresheners. A delegation from CAMPCO visited the province for six days from June 13 to 18 and held talks with Kou Wei Wang Ji Tuan You Xian Gongsi company on making the proposal a reality. The cooperative and the company have held three rounds of talks to this effect since July last and have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Addressing reporters here on Tuesday, S.R. Satishchandra, president, CAMPCO, said that the company wants to prepare the mouth freshener from the peel of the tender arecanut. The cooperative will now procure the tender arecanut required for the first consignment export from Thondamuthur area in Tamil Nadu and Wayanad area in Kerala.
