Practice Name:

Increasing the shelf life of betel leaves

Category	Agriculture,Crop Management,Storage of Produce (main or by Produce)
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Milk, packaging made form bamboo
Details Of Innovation	Bunches of betel leaves (covered in cloth) are immersed in diluted fresh milk (40% water) and kept in a bamboo packing box. The shelf life of the leaves is believed to increase by 25 per cent.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Shri Jayant Nandapure
Vocation	Farming

PAS 1	https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/48578/Betel-Nut%20Palm%20Care.pdf
Practice ID	KNW0020000000039
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/916
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY