Spice industry urged to adapt to modern technology
The HinduSanjay Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General at ICAR, has said innovation and adapting to latest technologies is key for the Indian spice industry to maintain its position globally. The three-day symposium, hosted by the ICAR- Indian Institute of Spices Research and organised by IISR in association with the Indian Society for Spices, saw eminent agricultural scientists from different parts of the country proposing ideas that could sustain the spice industry at its current position. Sudhakar Pandey, Assistant Director General at ICAR, who was the guest of honour at the inaugural ceremony, cited the difficulty in penetrating the market in developed countries due to quality issues and pointed out that 16% of Indian spices were being rejected due to the same issue. A Farmer-Scientist-FPO-Industry Interface is also scheduled for the final day of the event, which provides a platform for direct dialogue between farmers, scientists, and industry professionals The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, and the Spices Board, Kochi, are also associating with the event that concludes on Thursday.
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