Campco is likely to start soon the retail marketing of pepper in the domestic market, reports Hindu.
A source close to Campco said the cooperative start the retail segment by May 15. Presently it is trying to get nutritional information from the Indian Institute of Spices Research.
It is worth mentioning that the cooperative has entered into an agreement with the Kozhikode-based IISR for spices processing at IISR.
Campco is expected to start selling pepper packs of 500 gm in the Gujarat market.
The 41st annual general meeting of the cooperative had already in 2015 approved the amendments to its bye-laws to procure, process, and sell pepper.
Campco also deals in the procurement, process and sale of arecanut, cocoa and rubber.