Johannesburg, July 26 - The Spices Board of India may consider the possibility of pushing cultivation of Indian spices in South Africa through contract farming amid growing requests for seed exports by locals.

The board, which exhibited Indian spices at the July 19-21 South African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX), says it has found buyers but not enough distributors.

'They (distributors) are looking at getting quantities like 10 kilograms at a time, but we can only export container loads of not only spices but also other items like basmati rice,' said Spices Board deputy director M.R. Usha.

'Although there is great interest in Indian spices, we are not seeing enough distributors coming through,' Usha told IANS.