Archive for March, 2006

INDIA’S Spices Board has offered to test cardamom for pesticide residue free of charge for the next three years. The testing facility will be available at the Quality Evaluation Laboratory of the Spices Board in Kochi. In addition to the residue test, the lab will also undertake soil and leaf testing free of cost during […]

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LOW Indian cardamom prices are preventing growers from being able to nurture their plantations and threaten to result in reduced plantings next season, according to the Kerala Cardamom Growers’ Association (KCGA). KCGA president T Ashok Kumar said that the average price this season is around Rs200 ($4.50) a kg compared with the average auction price […]

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