Indian Arecanut Farmers Hit by Imports

Indian farmers who grow arecanut, a type of nut used in betel quid, are having a hard time because of too many imports from countries like Bhutan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.

These countries can send arecanut to India without paying any customs duty because of a special trade rule called DFQF.

This rule was made to help poor countries, but now it's causing problems for Indian farmers.

The cheap imports are making the price of arecanut go down, and farmers are losing money.

A member of parliament from Karnataka, where most of India's arecanut is grown, has asked the government to stop this by taking away the duty-free benefit for arecanut imports.

He says this will help protect the livelihoods of many farmers in India.