Mangaluru: Manchi Shrinivas Achar, eminent agriculture journalist and editor of the Kannada farm journal Adike Patrike, died at a hospital after a brief illness.
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.
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.
Achar, 74, who died on Saturday, is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
