Kochi: The continuous fall in pepper output in Kerala, the main producer of the commodity in the country, mainly due to neglect of the crop, has led in the national output hovering around 45,000 tonnes a year from 80,000 tonnes in 2001-02. According to Kerala Economic Review-2007, the State had 2,26,094 hectares under pepper with a total output of 64,264 tonnes in 2006-07. The 2009 crop, according to Spices Board sources, is pegged to be less than 50,000 tonnes due to continuous decline in Kerala's pepper production.
The total production in Karnataka has increased to 15,000 to 20,000 tonnes, at present, from a meagre 2,260 tonnes in 2002-03 from a total area of 9,900 hectares. As against this, the State's pepper output is estimated to be somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 tonnes next year, they predicted
The total production in Karnataka has increased to 15,000 to 20,000 tonnes, at present, from a meagre 2,260 tonnes in 2002-03 from a total area of 9,900 hectares. As against this, the State's pepper output is estimated to be somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 tonnes next year, they predicted
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