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Set
in the hills of the Mandovi river, the first, and arguably the best to
realise the potential to combine spices and tourism is the
Pascoal Spice Farm at Khandepar.It is rich in the abundance
and diversity of its plants. It opened to the public about six
years ago, supplying visitors with delicious curry lunches on banana
leaf platters and selling its organically grown spices. The farm now
covers 20 hectares,suporting the three major cash crops of
coconut, cashew and areca nuts, interplanted with pineapples, which
thrive inthe dappled shade.Other fruits trees such as mango, papaya and
jackfruit and numerous spicies including cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper,
cloves and cardomom are also grown here. |