Indian spices with unique aromas still dominate the global market and their exceptional importance in food and nature cycle is non-countable. One of the major goals of Maivanarai Agro Farm is to conserve biodiversity as well as generate various sources of income. Many useful plants like ova, asafoetida, cinnamon, mustard, nutmeg, turmeric will be taken care of in the cultivation of these spice plants on your especially reserved Agricultural Plot for Spice Farming.
For many years, India has been at the forefront of spice production due to favorable
environment for spice cultivation, the large merchant class that buys spice products, and
the support of various government schemes that encourage farmers to cultivate spice
crops.
The southern part of India and many parts of Maharashtra are the major producers of
spices.
The soil nutrients and the geographical environment suitable for spice cultivation make
the spices production of superior quality.
In Maivanarai we will mainly cultivate spice crops like black pepper, cardamom, nutmeg,
cinnamon, stone flower, coriander etc. Mainly spice crops are cultivated in combination
with coconut orchards.
The perennial demand for spices all over India and in the international market assures
you of an additional and regular income.
Our main objective is to conserve nature and biodiversity and therefore we have adopted the following methods to grow quality spice crops
Under newly planted spice crops, weeds start gaining strength immediately, therefore
cutting of those weeding on regular basis.
Excessive heat can burn spice crops, so cover them with shade.
If new seedlings are not supported, they can grow anyway, so support them with sticks
or banana poles.
Water supply through drip irrigation for proper growth of seedlings.
Measures to prevent soil erosion by covering the crop stumps.
Spray organic mixture regularly to prevent any pests or diseases from infecting the spice
crops.