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Improving the quality of pepper at producer levels.

Ahlert, B.; Kjer, I.; Liebl, B.; Fries, T. de; Wedekind, R.;

Entwicklung + Landlicher Raum Year: 1997 Vol: 31 Issue: 6 Pages: 26-28

1997

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Improving the quality of pepper at producer levels.

Black pepper is by far the most important product in the spice trade. More than 190 000 t are produced mainly by smallholders in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. At the other end of the chain the importers and final distributors are mainly large companies which carry out a final microbiological cleaning operation. Between these two are various middlemen, not greatly concerned with quality. An appropriate technology project is described to improve the microbiological quality of pepper at the farm level. A solar dryer and some additional appropriate technologies were used to produce pepper of a high microbiological standard, deep black colour and low humidity. The additional earnings achieved allow the farmers to set up an NGO for producing and marketing pepper direct to the consumer. The farmers have to be trained both in postharvest technology and in developing and managing the new organization for handling and selling the pepper.