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With sustainable agriculture, Northeast has potential to become India's next growth engine: SitharamanMeghalaya's organic produce can drive India's growth. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated a large organic spice plant. Sh...
Kitchen staples face rising price pressure as El Nino risks growExpect higher prices for essential kitchen items like spices, eggs, and dairy. Food inflation is rising, with a potential monsoon deficit a...
Techie rejected American dream. Today, her thriving business is empowering farmers. Who is Sanjana Reddy?Sanjana Reddy, from Telangana, rejected an IT job in the USA to empower farmers in her village. She used her knowledge to improve turmeric ...
Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
From Mizo ginger to Nagaland's coffee, here's how govt plans to make Northeast as 'Ashtalakshmi' for worldUnion Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched several flagship missions across Northeast states, including Mizoram Ginger, Naga Coffee, Arun...
Bengaluru techie quit his high-paying corporate job to become a farmer. Today, his farm makes more than most salaried professionalsChethan Shetty left his corporate job in Bengaluru to take over and modernise his family’s farm in Karnataka. He invested heavily in upgrad...
Chirag Paswan flags spice export quality issues, says rejections are “disheartening and embarrassing”Union Minister Paswan highlighted spices’ historic role in India’s trade and their vast untapped potential beyond culinary use.
Centre notifies establishment of National Turmeric BoardThe Indian government has established a National Turmeric Board aimed at increasing awareness about turmeric and boosting exports. The boar...
CAPF officer quits dream job, turns into farmer to promote cultivationA Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) officer quit his job and turned into a farmer in order to promote cultivation of these products in the...
Farm exports could grow 20% in 2021-22, say exporters“The export pipeline looks healthy and the trend is positive. Besides the traditional large markets, we are seeing traction and new opportu...
Timely support for market access helped 14 FPOs in Andhra offset COVID-19 impact: TechnoServeTechnoServe India has been working with 17,500 farmers under the Sustainable Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers programme with the support...
- North east spice growers visit Kerala to gain more expertise in the field
Increasing spice cultivation in the north east India has prompted a team of spice growers to visit Kerala to study from their counterparts ...
One killed in boiler blast at Nitin Gadkari's farm in MaharashtraThe deceased, identified as Pradeep Shriram, and two other workers were processing turmeric in a water boiler at the farm located in Dhapew...
Coal miners switch to turmeric farming in MeghalayaThe NGT ban on coal mining in Jaintia Hills region has resulted in many of those engaged in the activity switching to turmeric farming.
Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma opens fifth spices park in the country at SivagangaThe fifth spice park has been set up at Mattupetty Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu for processing turmeric and chilli.
- Rising turmeric acreage may curb last year's record prices
In a year, there has been over 15% rise in acreage in Erode and Salem, the main growing regions of the spice.
Turmeric turns gold, AP farmers snap up carsTurmeric growers investing huge amounts on gold & land.