ABSTRACT
Spices are low volume and high value crops and have tremendous export potential, which is witnessed by several invasions faced by this Indian peninsula during ancient time. Medicinal and aromatic plants have an equally market potential with the world demand of herbal products growing at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. While spices, medicinal and aromatic plants may be a boon for these areas, which only withstand under adverse conditions but also could be productive and helps in mitigating these problems. Seed spices and aromatic plants are the natural source of flavour, perfumes and fragrance widely exploited by essential oil industries in the world. As the country has emerged as one of the main producers of seed spices and some of the essential oils, theses plants are significant foreign exchange earners. While seed spices crops and aromatic plants can combat against these problems of erosion on sloppy land.
