The district has significant potential for processing pineapple, cashew, mushroom, dairy products and other agricultural produce, with food-processing infrastructure identified as an area for development.
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Pineapple, particularly cultivated in the Sagara and Soraba areas, has been identified as Shivamogga’s ODOP product, creating opportunities for processing and value addition.
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NABARD’s Shivamogga district plan identifies arecanut as the district’s main crop, with approximately 1.21 lakh hectares under cultivation. Pineapple, pepper, cocoa, cardamom, cashew and other crops also contribute to the district’s agricultural economy.
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Under the 2025–26 Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme, Shivamogga accounted for 1,18,345 arecanut insurance applications, according to government data.
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Government programmes for managing arecanut leaf-spot disease include financial assistance for farmers in Shivamogga. Parliamentary information says ₹189.25 lakh was allocated to Shivamogga under the 2025–26 intervention, with ₹146.24 lakh released to 2,755 farmers.
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Representatives of the arecanut sector have raised concerns over price instability, rising production costs and import-related pressures, seeking government intervention to protect growers.
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Thirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra has raised concerns that Karnataka’s gutka ban is contributing to a decline in arecanut demand and creating financial pressure for growers.
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