India in one of the major producer of plantation crops with an annual export earning of over Rs 3700 million. This constitute ? of earnings from exports of agricultural commodities and ? of earning from all export. Although these crops occupy less than 2% of the total cultivated area, we are among the leading producer of tea, cashewnut, arecanut, cardamom, coconut and pepper. Disease play a very crucial role in the production of plantation crops. History reveals ...
