.:: SPICES BOARD INDIA, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India. ::.

Cost of Cultivation of Spices

(Approved by NABARD vide letter No.NB(Kerala)/DPD-FS/3512/ICD-14/2007-08 dated 26.7.2007.)

Item of Investment	Year-wise break-up of unit cost		Repayment Period	Economic Life	Mature mainte-nance cost (Rs.)
	Year	Amount
Cardamom (ha)
Cultivation (HYV)	I II Total	71289 59090 130379	8 yrs. including2 yrs. Grace. In case of new HYV, unit cost and grace period may be given for 2 yrs.	15 Year	58700/ha
Pepper (1000 Standards/Ha)
New Planting	I II III IV Total	25300 10900 16000 17700 69900	9 years including 5 years grace period	15 Year	18000/ha
Vanilla (1600 Plants/Ha.)
Planting materialCutting/TCPs	I II III Total	52940 32000 36560 121500	7 years with 2 yrs.grace period	25 Years	36600/ha
Nutmeg (156 Plants/Ha)
Cultivation	I II III IV V VI VII VIII Total	19400 6500 6500 6500 6700 6800 7000 7100 66500	12 years including 7 years grace period	> 25 years	7000/ha.
Clove (156 Plants/Ha)
Cultivation	I II III IV V VI VII VIII Total	19600 6600 6700 7000 7200 7500 7800 8100 70500	12 years including 7 years grace period	> 25 years	8000/ha