SMALL and marginal growers of cardamom and vanilla in India will receive government help in improving irrigation and cardamom curing devices, according to reports from the country. Organised by India’s Spices Board, the two schemes will see inputs totalling Rs13m ($298,507) being invested in small cardamom and vanilla plantations across the country over the current […]
AHMEDABAD’S National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE) of India launched ready delivery contract trading in Malabar garbled black pepper and RSS-4 grade rubber in the southern Indian city of Kochi on June 7. S Sundareshan, chairman of the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) said: “The product is on the lines of the T+2 settlement system in equity […]
THE Indian government has approved subsidy schemes proposed by the Spices Board to assist cardamom and vanilla growers. Cardamom growers will benefit from a fuel-efficient curing method. In addition, 300 cardamom and 200 vanilla growers will benefit from rainwater harvesting projects… Read More