Spices in Indian Economy

13 per cent acreage Andhra Pradesh area and production area under cultivation Bengal black pepper Cardamom in India cent i.e. cent respectively Chillies in India coriander CP CRI declined decrease over previous exports of spices Ginger in India growers Hect high yielding Ibid Karnataka Karnataka and Tamil Kasaragod Kerala Kg./Hect Kgs./hectare largest producer Maharashtra major constraints Major Producing major spices Meghalaya Orissa overall rise Package of Practices Pericarp period under review production and productivity PRODUCTION TRENDS productivity of black productivity of cardamom productivity of chillies productivity of ginger productivity of spices productivity of turmeric productivity per hectare pungent rate of increase rhizomes rise of nearly shows the trends Source Spices Board Spices in India TABLE II Trends Table VII Tamil Nadu thousand hectares thousand tonnes Thrips total area Total Exports total output total production trends in area Trends in Production VII Trends West Bengal yield rate