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Spice manufacture should displacement decisively from bulk exports to high-value, branded and technology-driven products, said Amitabh Kant, erstwhile G20 Sherpa and erstwhile Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog, present connected Monday.
Inaugurating the four-day International Spice Conference (ISC 2026), organised by the All India Spices Exporters Forum (AISEF), Mr. Kant said the assemblage stands astatine a captious juncture arsenic planetary worth chains look disruption, regulations tighten, and clime risks intensify, according to a communication
He outlined 5 priorities for the sector: propulsion assertive worth summation successful blends, nutraceuticals and branded products; deploy artificial quality and information crossed cultivation, processing and prime systems; physique climate-resilient farming models; dainty sustainability and traceability arsenic competitory advantages alternatively than compliance burdens; and spot tiny farmers, who relationship for implicit 80% of spice cultivation, astatine the centre of each argumentation and marketplace interventions.
He said India remained the world’s largest producer, consumer, and exporter of spices, with exports crossing 1.8 cardinal tonnes valued astatine implicit $4 cardinal past year.
“Our past is simply a reminder of our potential. The adjacent section of the planetary spice communicative indispensable again beryllium written from India,” helium said. Over 1,000 delegates from crossed 30 countries are attending the meet.
