Key deliverables:

1. Live Collection of wild species and landraces of pepper and ginger from the Malabar eco-region (5  districts- Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur & Kasaragod)
2. Field Gene Banks for Conservation of the collected varieties
3. Nursery for the multiplication of the promising varieties;
4. Increased farm areas with cultivation of the promising varieties
5. Printed and digitized communication and training materials on the traditional varieties of pepper  and ginger

Highlights from Core area 5:

Production Enhancement of Pepper and Ginger Initiative

• A database of 23 cultivars of black pepper and 9  cultivars of ginger from Malabar eco-region
• A Germplasm  and three community conservation plots with 21 indigenous and 11 improved varieties of pepper; 9 indigenous ,5 improved cultivars and  4 wild species of ginger
• A comprehensive report on the prospects and problems of pepper cultivation in Wayanad district 
• Demonstration and popularization of rapid  multiplication, serpentine methods, Piper colubrinum-  grafted pepper, seedlings through orthotropic shoots etc for propagation of promising indigenous pepper cultivars
• Evaluation of 15 indigenous cultivars of pepper in 5 pepper cultivating zones from the district 
• Portray method of multiplication and pot cultivation of ginger for increased production with decreased pest/disease incidence. 
• Distribution of bush pepper for household gardens(1650) and traditional pepper seedlings (1780) to needy  farmers

Potential Enterprising Activity Identified

• Bush pepper nursery for the household gardens