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In India, Spice Board focuses on quality production of spices to increase exports

Published Nov 3, 2021

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The article highlights the efforts of the Indian Spice Board to enhance the quality and production of cardamom, aiming to boost exports. This initiative is driven by the rising demand for Indian spices in the post-pandemic era and the increasing food safety standards of western countries. The quality control measures are designed to meet the strict food safety regulations of industrialized nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada, which are the primary importers of Indian spices. These countries have specific requirements for spices to be free from bacterial contamination, mold, mycotoxins, harmful chemicals, and other impurities, to ensure food safety and quality.
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In 2019, Guatemala held the highest amount of export share per cent for cardamom in the world with India being no.2 at 7 per cent. Recently according to the Indian Spice Board’s Board Chairman AG Thankappa, “The Spices Board has taken steps to improve quality production of cardamom aimed at increasing exports including the development of a nursery to ensure farmers get quality planting materials”. This step is taken specifically due to the higher demand for Indian spices after the pandemic and the rising food safety standards of the western nations. This is especially true for spices that are known to boost immunity in people, which obviously includes cardamom. After the huge drop in the prices of cardamom to 930 Rs per kg due to the pandemic. The average price has finally risen to Rs. 1015 on November 2, 2020, according to the data released by the Spice Board of India. All these reasons combined make it absolutely necessary to push for the production of higher quality cardamom. ...
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