Agri-entrepreneur Sopna Kallingal received the Spice Award 2024.
Spice Award 2024, instituted by ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, has been presented to Sopna Kallingal of Kallingal Plantation.
The award has been presented for her initiatives in enterprise diversification and integrated crop management strategies promoting sustainable spice-based cropping systems.
Under her leadership, Kallingal plantation has a diverse range of crops, embodying a dedication to enterprise diversification and agriculture innovation.
The main crop in the Kallingal Plantation is nutmeg.
Through the intercropping method, the plantation has optimized space and productivity by integrating nutmeg trees, coconut palms, areca nuts and black pepper vines.
