The Totgars' Cooperative Sale Society Limited


The Totgars' Cooperative Sale Society Limited is a farmer's co-operative founded in 1923. It is located in Sirsi taluka of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka an Indian state. The society had 23,000 members as mentioned in an end of 2016 news story. It is the second oldest betel nut cooperative in Karnataka.

Etymology

The word totgar means orcharder in Kannada.

History

The society started as "Sirsi Totgar's Co-operative Purchase-Distributive Credit Society Limited" in 1923. In 1929 it became "The Totgars' Co-operative Sale Society Limited.
Amongst the following are the activities of the society: