Spices Board of India
The Spices Board is the Indian government regulatory and export promotion agency for Indian spices. The board is headquartered in Kochi. Presently, Shri D. Sathiyan, IFS is holding the charge of both Secretary and Chairman of Spices Board .
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| Formation | 1987 |
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| Type | Indian Government regulatory and export promotion agency |
| Headquarters | Kochi, kerala, India |
Chairman | AG Thankappan |
Parent organisation | Government of India |
| Website | indianspices.com |
Spices Board was constituted in 1987 under Spices Board Act 1986 with the responsibility of production/development of cardamom and export promotion of 52 spices shown in the schedule of the Act.
The board has a state-of-the-art testing laboratory at its headquarters in Kochi. There are also regional laboratories at Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Tuticorin, Kandla and Guntur. Through the laboratories, the Spices Board makes mandatory quality checks for spices exported from India.[1]
The Spices Board has an outlet next to its headquarters in Kochi. Spices are sold under the brand 'Flavourit'.
The Spices Board of India has started an online campaign, called the Spice Train, to educate Indians about the country's rich spice heritage [2]
Spices Board provides information on several spices grown and exported from India [3] [4] The Spice Park of Spices Board India for cardamom and pepper is situated at Puttady.[5]
References
- Gantzer, Hugh; Gantzer, Colleen (2014). SpiceStory. Spices Board of India. ISBN 9789383098385.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ray Chaudhuri, Zinnia (7 November 2017). "India's Spice Board is giving lessons on the country's rich spice heritage with GIFs". The Scroll.in. India.
- Spices Export Promotion Council Indian Spices at Google Books
- "A political patch-up in Kerala prior to the Lok Sabha polls". The New Indian Express.
- Spices Park