印度是一个以农业为基础的国家,农业在印度经济中占了很大的比重。印度也在农业生产中有着不少优势:物种的多样性、多变的气候地带,再加上有竞争力的科学技术力量,都使得这个国家这些年在香料行业成为“排头兵”。近几年,印度鼓励大范围种植薄荷,也推广种植其他芳香植物,如香茅、柠檬草、广藿香、香根、玫瑰、桉树、罗勒和玫瑰草。除了供应本国的食品需要外,更多地用于出口。过去,印度在全球知名的檀香木油,主要出产 India is an agriculture-based country and agriculture accounts for a large share of the Indian economy. India also has many advantages in agricultural production: the diversity of species, the changing climate zone and the competitive scientific and technological power make this country a “vanguard” in the spice industry over the years. In recent years, India has encouraged the cultivation of peppermint on a large scale and also promoted the cultivation of other aromatic plants such as lemon grass, lemon grass, patchouli, incense roots, roses, eucalyptus, basil and rose grass. Except for the food needs of its own country, it is used more for export. In the past, India was the world-famous sandalwood oil, mainly produced