Quality control testing of pepper

Abstract

Pepper is probably the world’s most important spice, both in terms of total production and value of production. The 1958 production of 65,000 tons was valued at $US70,000,000 and current production is around 100,000 tons. World consumption of pepper is increasing, and the supply at present is only just meeting the demand. Thus the crop has good potential as a cash crop for Papua New Guinea, being
comparatively easy to grow and process.