Mangaluru, Aug 30 (PTI) Eminent agriculture journalist and editor of the Kannada farm journal 'Adike Patrike', Manchi Srinivasa Achar, died at a hospital here after a brief illness, family sources said.

Achar, 74, who died on Saturday, is survived by wife, son and a daughter, they said.

Also Read | Sushant Singh Rajput Case: CBI Questions Rhea Chakraborty for 7 Hours, Asks Her About Using Late Actor's Credit Card.

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.

Also Read | Pulwama Encounter: Last Rites of Sepoy Prashant Sharma Held with Full Military Honours in UP.

Achar was one of the trustees of the Mangaluru-based arecanut research and development foundation.

In a condolence message, CAMPCO president S R Satish Chandra said Achar was a prominent voice for the cause of arecanut growers at the highest level.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)