Continued price drop makes Kingdom’s pepper unprofitable

Publication date 07 December 2018 | 10:51 | ICT

The Kingdom’s non-GI pepper farmers continue to struggle due to low prices while cultivation is projected to decline next year, said Dar-Memot Pepper Agriculture Development Cooperative executive director Yin Sopha.

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