Spices and Plantations
Kerala history is closely linked with its commerce which in turn was wholly dependent until recent times on its spice trade. Kerala was known for its spices and travellers from around the world journeyed here to trade and to gain control over this rich land. This first travellers were the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs and the Chinese; later-day traders included the portugues, the Dutch, the French and the British. It is believed that the spice trade dates back to three thousand years. Certainly it was responsible for Vasco da Gama’s quest for the Indian subcontinent, and its discovery via a sea route. Pepper still remains the king of Kerala’s spices, but the state also has a very rich produce in cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and turmeric; it has a rich cultivation of cashewnuts, and is India’s home state for coconut!
Kerala’s climate and geography make it ideal for the cultivation of Coffee, Tea, Cardamom, Pepper, Coconut, Paddy and Rubber.
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