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Telangana's potential in turmeric cultivation very high, says Spices Board

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, FEB 04, 2021: THE Spices Board's organised a virtual buyer-seller meeting on Wednesday to strengthen market linkages, promote exports of turmeric and five accessibility to the farmers and sellers for better price realisation.

Spices Board Secretary Mr D Sathiyan noted that the immunity boosting properties of turmeric have played a key role in boosting the demand of the spice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The market saw a 42 per cent growth in terms of quantity of turmeric exports and 35 per cent in value, with 99,000 tonne of the spice worth s. 85,810 lakhs being sold in April-September 2020.

"Telangana's potential in turmeric cultivation is very high and there is tremendous scope for increasing the volume of exports," he added.

Telangana is the largest producer of turmeric in the country with Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Adilabad accounting for around 90 per cent of the production in the State.

Nizamabad parliamentarian Mr Arvind Dharmapuri, observed that the region is known for cultivation of turmeric and there is scope for enhancing exports by focusing on processing and value addition in the crop as the spice is known for its health properties.

He also assured to extend all the required guidance and support to the farmers for improving the quality of the produce for the overall development of the industry.

Apart from giving extension support, conducting activities for post-harvest improvement and export promotion, and bringing together stakeholders on synergistic platforms, the Spices Board has constituted a Turmeric Task Force Committee (TTFC) to augment collaborative efforts by various stakeholders for effectively tapping the full commercial prospects.


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