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THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - IFEAT

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Product MixThe pie-chart shows the relative volumes of product mix from the Indian oleoresin industry.Turmeric6%VanillaHerbsPepper19%Nutmeg& Mace4%Ginger3%Onion& Garlic Others13%Seed Spices4% CloveCardamomCinnamon& CassiaChillies46%Figure 3: Oleoresins & Essential Oils - Product Mix (volume)Chilli extracts, oleoresin paprika andoleoresin capsicum constitute 40% of thevolume.Crop AreaSpices are cultivated in a total crop area of2.94 million hectares that forms only 2% ofthe total 142 million hectares of agriculturalland in India. There is considerable effortfrom the government agencies and industrytowards proliferation of spices cultivation.The results are apparent from the growth ofcrop area over the last 5 years.3.002.902.802.702.602.502.402.302005 –06million hectares2006 –072007 –082008 –09Figure 4: Crop Area for Spices2009 –10*41

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