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Bantwal: Campco founder Varanashi Subraya Bhat no more

  •   Fri, Dec 27 2013 07:55:23 PM

Bantwal: Campco founder Varanashi Subraya Bhat no more

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Bantwal, Dec 27: Varanashi Subraya Bhat, the founding father of Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd (Campco) passed away at his residence in Adyanadka here on Friday December 27. He was 86.

Subraya Bhat had been ailing for sometime. He leaves behind two sons and two daughters.

Born in an agriculturist family, he established Campco in the early 70s when the prices of arecanut had crashed. He was instrumental in bringing together areca growers of Karnataka and Kerala and the cooperative eventually succeeded in boosting the areca market. He served as Campo president till 1990.

Apart from his pioneering efforts to uplift the areca growers, he also developed Punacha village by building roads and bridges. His contribution education sector includes starting of two news schools and upgrading some others. He was also the founder secretary of Adyanadka Educational Society.

He has also served as president of South Kanara Agriculturists Co-operative Marketing Society.

For his contribution to the cooperative sector, he was honoured with the prestigious 'Sahakari Ratna' award by the state government in 2002, the 'Sahakarita Ratna' award by IFFCO in 2005 and a number of other recognitions.
  

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  • Albert Praveen Menezes, Karkala/Kuwait

    Sun, Dec 29 2013

    May his soul rest in peace. The great person with the vision of helping poor. He made our south Canara region proud by introducing various brands of chocolate and in collaboration with Nestle, India. Campco is the first company in this canara region, which produces branded chocklate bars. May his company grow more with the international brands thus giving many people the jobs.

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  • Mrs. AF D'Souza, Kundapur/Mumbai.,

    Sun, Dec 29 2013

    RIP Mr.V.S.Bhat, the great pitamah of Camco.

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  • K.Ravindranath Shetty, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 29 2013

    Mr. Varanashi subraya Bhat has contributed substantially for the well being & growth of Agriculture. May His soul rest in peace

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  • William, Bantwal

    Sat, Dec 28 2013

    May his soul rest in peace.

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  • maxi, kinnigoly/mumbai

    Sat, Dec 28 2013

    it is worth remembering our great J.M.LOBO PRABHU OF SWATATRYA PARTY,ALONG WITH MR.BHAT who first time in country introduced the concept of `co-operative enterprises` in U.P. Sugar belt.he is called as a FATHER OF CO-OP.SOCIETY MOVEMENT.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Sat, Dec 28 2013

    Demise of Subraya Bhat is a great loss to DK.He had single handedly fought and found Campco.Let his soul be in eternal peace and may God bless the kith and kins of the departed to bear this great loss.Thanq,

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  • Shabeer, Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Dec 28 2013

    The Real Hero of Farmers....Great Loss for DK

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Fri, Dec 27 2013

    May his soul Rest in peace.
    It is Varanasi Subraya Bhat who first mooted the idea of setting up a Cooperative Society to purchase Arecanut and Coco directly from farmers to git rid of the middlemen who were cheating the Farmers by manipulating the price. Most of the blood sucking middlemen were Gujaratis. It is mainly because of Subraya Bhat the farmers are getting the best rate for Arecanut what they are getting today. Otherwise Gujaratis would have monopolized the Arecanut market.
    Earlier farmers had to bring their Arecanut to Mangalore Bundar Area by paying huge transport charges all the way from far off Puttur Vitla etc, and leave that stock in the godown of Middlemen for weeks together and after it is sold the middlemen used to cut 5% commission plus rent for his godown for 2-3 months and pay the remaining amount to the farmer. For this the farmer had to come to Mangalore dozens of times. But after Campco was set up they opened their collection centers all over interior areas of DK, Udupi, Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada and also Kasargod and other districts of Kerala. This way farmers started getting good rate for Arecanut in their own doorstep, immediate payment, no transport expenses, no godown expenses, no hefty commission of middlemen.
    All this credit goes to Varanasi Subraya Bhat.

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  • K M Prasad, Mangalore/SaudiArabia

    Fri, Dec 27 2013

    Respectful homage to Shri Varanasi Subraya Bhat who has done excellent service to the society.

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  • maxi, kinnigoly/mumbai

    Fri, Dec 27 2013

    R.I.P. MR.BHAT,
    don`t know much about him.
    worth kwowing more about this social entrepreneur & BHOOMI PUTRA.
    WORTHY TO BE ROLL MODEL.

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  • dam, mangalore

    Fri, Dec 27 2013

    One of the Greatest Person of our D.K District...

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  • Mohandas Kapikad, Mangaluru

    Fri, Dec 27 2013

    R.I.P.

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