A scientific vision in the traditional Arecanut cultivations in Sirsi Taluk, Uttarakannada District, Karnataka State

Since centuries farmers of the area have adopted a unique method of arecanut cultivation.The adoption of water and soil conservation techniques, food supplement, and economic stability to marginal and small scale land holders of the taluk is exemplary to new cultivators. The techniques adopted in planning and the preparation of land for arecanut cultivation shows scientific vision involved in the process. The paper describes the traditional techniques used for arecanut cultivation and other multiple crops by the farmers of Sirsi taluk.