Indian Spices Board launches training scheme

September 8, 2003 By:

INDIA’S Spices Board intends to launch a training scheme for unemployed 18 to 30 year-olds to produce 100 agricultural resource experts that will impart key technical advice to local growers. The scheme will cover good agricultural practices for all major exportable spices such as vanilla, cardamom, chilli, pepper, ginger, turmeric and herbs. There will be […]

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Guatemalan cardamom prices weaken

September 8, 2003 By:

GUATEMALAN cardamom seeds and sundried material prices have fallen over the last few weeks after indications that the forthcoming crop will be of a good size. Some traders quoted Guatemalan cardamom seed as easing to $3,500 a tonne from $4,500 a tonne a fortnight earlier and mixed yellow quality (MYQ) material as declining to $3,000 […]

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