Spice Hub
Food safety, sustainability and traceability have evolved as the buzzwords in the world spice arena with major importing companies coming up with stringent quality and aliment safety standards for import of spices. To cater to this authoritatively mandating market, the Spices Board India, ministry of commerce & industry, Regime of India has taken sundry initiatives that have situated the country as an international processing hub and premier supplier of quality spices and herbs. Among the sundry spices exported by India, the ordinant dictation for chilli has been on a constant ascend. “After the implementation of the indispensable sampling and testing for export, India became the only source of quality chilli in the world market and the export of chilli is on a constant ascend. Currently, India is exporting more than three lakh tonnes of chilli, which contributes 41 per cent in terms of total volume of spices exported from the country,” he integrated. Over the last five years, chilli remained as the most exported spice from India in terms of volume, while mint and mint products turned out to be the top exported spice in terms of value.
India is favoured with an impeccable agro-climatic zone, spices of trade to 120 nations. The spice board of India (1987)
headquartered in Cochin, pays a way for the fair advancement of Indian spices by promoting and developing it ecumenical. It plays a vital role in extensive part as a formative and administrative for Indian spices. The board is the international link between the Indian exporters and the importers abroad.
Indian spices are prominent for its taste, aroma and texture. International organisation standard of 75 varieties listed out of 109 varieties are exported from India.
Albeit exporting spices was affected during COVID-19 spices board of India passed a circular of obligatory sampling & testing of export consignments spices under the quality evaluation system. The top medicinal use spices are cumin, clove, coriander, turmeric, cardamom and pepper. There are several factors which affect the export of spices in India are low productivity, poor export quality, poor harvest, competition, repudiation of export materials and deficient mechanisation of spice processing and international market presage for spices.