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South India is famous for cultivation of Chilli. Chilli is one of the medicinally and nutritionally important and significant Spices which are cultivated in the tropics. Many books have become published by many authors to address the cultivation and management of Spices. But, none of the authors have published in the form of a Monograph on Chilli spice and hence this publication titled as Economics of Chilli and Curd Chilli. This book is an outcome of a research work for the award of B.Sc. (Hort.) by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore for the year 2014. It has addressed specifically on Area Production and Productivity of Chilli, Trading Centers available for Chilli in India, Marketing Practices followed in respect of Chilli in India, Post harvest Management aspects related to Chilli including storage and Grading aspects, Methodological aspects of preparation of Curd Chilli, Export and Import of Chilli and Curd Chilli, International Brands available for Curd Chilli, Production and Marketing Constraints and appropriate strategies to overcome the impediments are discussed.

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Prof.C.Sekhar is Head of the Department of Social Sciences, Horticultural College had an academic experience of 27 years in the field of Forest Economics, Agribusiness Management and Marketing. Agricultural Economist in the State Planning Commission, Chennai and Economist and Member in the World Bank Project and is the recipient of awards from TNAU

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