Spices :
- India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices in the world.
- From tropical black pepper (kali mirch) to tepmperate saffron (kesar) are cultivated
here. - Spices are grown in India mainly on the Malabar coast of Kerala and Karnataka.
- Kerala is the largest producer of black pepper (93%).
- Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of red chilli (about 62%).
- Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of turmeric (about 50%)
- Meghalaya, Mizoram and Kerala are major ginger producing states.
- For cardamom plants. 14^0 – 320 C temperature and 150 cm – 600 cm rainfall are
suitable. - The Indian Cardamom Research Institute (ICRI) is in Myladumpara, Idukki, Kerala.
- Major cardamom producing states are Karnataka (57%), Kerala (about 32%) and Tamil
Nadu (about 11%).