THE Indian Spices Board has asked the country's commerce ministry to increase the duty on cardamom imports and port restrictions to check falling prices in the domestic market and boost exports. "The import tariff has to be based on average domestic prices and in line with the WTO provisions. Ports of entry for cardamom should be confined to Kochi in Kerala and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, " said the Spices Board's chairman CJ Jose last week... Read More