Black pepper is a plant of humid tropics requiring high rainfall and humidity. The hot and humid climate of sub mountainous tracts of Western Ghats is ideal for its cultivation. It grows successfully between 20° North and South latitudes, and, up to 1500 m above sea level. The crop tolerates temperatures between 10o and 40°C. The favourable temperature range is 23 - 32o C and the ideal tempe…
In the last four decades, Indonesia’s economy has grown by leaps and bounds. The most notable change in Indonesia’s economy has been the expansion of sectors such as manufacturing, banking and tourism sectors, which has led the World Bank to classify the country as a Newly Industrializing Economy (NIE) (Lee, Simon, 2001). In fact, the surge in the manufacturing sector provided for the major…