Though India is the largest ginger producer in the world, it fails to play the role of a large exporter and only accounts for about 1.17% of total ginger exports. Ginger farming in India is a costly and risky business, as farmers do not gain much money from exports and "more than 65% of the total cost incurred is toward labor and seed material purchase". The farm owner may benefit given that there is no losses in production or price decreases, which is not easily avoidable. Production of dry ginger proves to have a higher benefit-cost ratio, as well as ginger cultivated in intercropping systems rather than as a pure crop.
though india is the largest ginger producer in the world it fails to play the role of a large exporter and only accounts for about 117% of total ginger exports ginger farming in india is a costly and risky business as farmers do not gain much money from exports and "more than 65% of the total cost incurred is toward labor and seed material purchase" the farm owner may benefit given that there is no losses in production or price decreases which is not easily avoidable production of dry ginger proves to have a higher benefit-cost ratio as well as ginger cultivated in intercropping systems rather than as a pure crop