 "Manchi Shrinivas Achar, eminent agriculture journalist and editor of Adike Patrike, passes away at 74 after brief illness")
Mangaluru: Manchi Shrinivas Achar, eminent agriculture journalist and editor of the Kannada farm journal Adike Patrike, died at a hospital after a brief illness, family sources said.
Achar, 74, who died on Saturday, is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
He was former president of Puttur-based All India Areca Growers Association.
He also served as the president of the Farmer First Trust which published Adike Patrike from Puttur for more than three decades.
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Achar was one of the trustees of the Mangaluru-based arecanut research and development foundation.
In a condolence message, CAMPCO president SR Satish Chandra said Achar was a prominent voice for the cause of arecanut growers at the highest level.
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