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A buyer–seller conscionable for turmeric was organised successful Mysuru connected Thursday with the nonsubjective of strengthening marketplace linkages, boosting exports and promoting worth summation successful 1 of the country’s astir important spice crops.
The lawsuit was jointly organised by the Karnataka State Department of Horticulture, Government of Karnataka, the National Turmeric Board, the Spices Board of India, and the Karnataka Spices Development Board. Farmers, traders, exporters, and officials participated successful the meet.
Organisers highlighted turmeric’s agelong past of medicinal and taste significance, spanning astir 4,000 years. Known arsenic the “Golden Spice”, turmeric has been wide utilized successful Ayurveda and accepted medicine. Its value successful modern healthcare has gained renewed attention, with thousands of probe studies published successful caller decades.
Legislative Council subordinate K. Shivakumar demanded that a determination centre of the National Turmeric Board beryllium established successful Chamarajanagar to enactment growers successful the region. He said that turmeric produced successful the borderline territory of Chamarajanagar is among the champion prime successful the country.
Expressing interest implicit predominant terms fluctuations and marketplace uncertainty, the MLC sought an assured terms mechanics for turmeric growers. He urged the Centre to instrumentality steps to found turmeric processing units successful Mysuru and Chamarajanagar.
Pointing retired that growers successful Mysuru and Chamarajanagar mostly beryllium connected markets successful neighbouring Tamil Nadu, helium said the dependence should beryllium reduced by strengthening section markets with the enactment of turmeric board.
Girish, Managing Director, Karnataka Spices Development Board, said that astir 75 to 80 per cent of the world’s spices are produced successful India, which is the largest user of spices. He noted that turmeric is an important spice harvest cultivated extensively successful Karnataka.
Karnataka ranks 4th successful the state successful the accumulation of turmeric. Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Belagavi, and Bagalkot are the large turmeric-producing districts successful the State. Karnataka is simply a starring shaper of different spices specified arsenic ginger, chilli, achromatic pepper, garlic, coriander, tamarind and cardamom.
India continues to beryllium 1 of the world’s starring producers, consumers, and exporters of turmeric. During 2024–25, the state exported 1.76 lakh tonnes of turmeric valued astatine USD 341.54 million. Major export destinations see Bangladesh, the UAE, the USA, Malaysia, Morocco, Iran, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the U.K., and the Netherlands. During the aforesaid period, India imported astir 21,412 metric tonnes of turmeric for worth summation and re-export, according to the organisers.
