This document reviews traditional and alternative drying methods for producing spices. It discusses the issues with traditional spice production methods, including hygiene problems and losses of valuable compounds. Specifically, conventional methods can lead to high microbial loads and growth of pathogens. Enzyme activities and oxidative processes during processing and storage also cause losses. The document then summarizes recent developments in alternative drying methods like solar drying. It also discusses innovative processing techniques like producing spice oils/oleoresins and alternative methods involving quick blanching and dehydration to inactivate enzymes and microbes. Future research on methods like extrusion processing is suggested to further improve safety and quality of spices.