Pepper prices too in the international market is constantly increasing. It always hovers around Rs 700 to Rs 800 per kg ,the Tamil Nadu  state government is offering a subsidy of Rs 20,000 per hectare for pepper cultivation, Interested  farmer can avail the benefit for a maximum of four hectares. This might be a good time for farmers with cultivable land and good water resources to try pepper cultivation.  earlier In tamil nadu the  pepper cultivation has been restricted to Anaikatti and the base of the Anamalai Hillsthe but now the scheme has been extended to other districts too, including Nilgiris, Dindigul and Madurai, the official said.