There are a variety of spices being
produced for their culinary, medicinal use. Spices are essentially the
flavored or aromatic part of a plant used as a preservative or for food
flavoring. These spices are cultivated and grown in different parts of
the world depending on the climatic conditions, soil required etc. The
international trade figures of almost all the spices have been rising
over the past decade. India is a significant contributor to the world
trade in spices and is one of the leading producers of spices including
pepper, ginger, cardamom etc. Popular spices traded in the global market
are:











