Areca Nut Plant

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Sumangala Arecanut variety is one of the finest variety of arecanut in India. It yields approximately 40 kg Arecanut on each tree yearly. It starts yielding from 4th year and continuously bear fruits upto 45 - 50 years.

Arecanut (Areca catechu Linn) plays significant role in the livelihood of the people. It provides income and livelihood security to many people in Meghalaya. In West Garo Hills district most of the villages do arecanut cultivation either for own consumption or for generating income. From selling seedlings to harvested nut, raw as well as fermented nut (Moja) they earn their living. Arecanut also known as Gue in Garo is being mainly used for chewing the tender or ripe mature nut along with betel leaf and lime by the Garo community

Offering visitors arecanut with betal leaf is a common social practice among them. Areca cultivation is one of the traditional indigenous agricultural activities in the region. The plant is considered to be as old as the history of the tribes or communities in the region. Arecanut, a palm species grows in a heavy rainfall areas or where frequent irrigation is available. Meghalaya is among the wettest places on earth and is the home of an extra ordinary diversity of people that includes the Khasis, Jaintia and Garo tribes.