Decline in extent of major crops for last 10 years in Wayanad Crops 2006-07 (extent in Ha*) 2016-17 (extent in Ha) Paddy 11832 7822 Black pepper 36488 10565 Ginger 5901 2156 Arecanut 12737 12079 Plantain 11885 8555 Tapioca 2600 1726 Coconut 12034 10322 Tea 5616 5306 Coffee 67386 67426 (increased) Rubber 8090 10800 (increased) Turmeric […]
Wayanad Spices
A bit about Wayanad Spices Almost every crops such as Coffee, Pepper, Ginger, Cocoa, Arecanut, Tea, Rubber, Vanilla etc are grown here. Wayanadan Pepper is famous in the world of Spices. Now a days, there is an alarming decrease in the area of Paddy cultivation. Plantains are grown extensively in every parts of the district. […]