Agriculture occupies an important place in the economic life of Kerala, Republic of India as it provides the key to economic growth and fluctuations there in; overall economic growth of the state is greatly influenced by growth achieved in agricultural sector. In terms of per capita income and production, Kerala is lagging behind many of the Indian States. But in terms of Human Development Index and life standard of the people, Kerala is much ahead of the most other states in India and on par with some of the developed countries. The book will help the students, scientists and policy makers...

Republic of India is the largest producer and exporter of spices in the world and so called, the spice bowl of the world. According to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), about 63 spices are being grown in India. The estimated world trade in spices is 800,000 tonnes valued at US$ 2,000 million out of which India has a significant share of 47 per cent in quantity and 40 per cent in value. India has been the principal source of supply of the major spices in the global market. Nowadays, this is being threatened by stiff competition from other producing countries with higher productivity level and...