Spices Board of India

Spices Board of India
Formation1987
TypeIndian Government regulatory and export promotion agency
HeadquartersKochi, Kerala, India
Chairman
Amardeep Singh Bhatia, IAS
Secretary
Dr. K. G. Jagadeesha, IAS
Parent organisation
Government of India
Websiteindianspices.com
Cardamom plants at Cardamom Hills, Kerala

The Spices Board is the Indian government regulatory and export promotion agency for Indian spices headed by a Chairman, a rank equivalent to Joint Secretary to the Government of India. The board is headquartered in Kochi.

History

Spices Board was constituted in 1987 (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.

Administration

The Spices Board has an outlet next to its headquarters in Kochi. Spices are sold under the brand 'Flavourit'.

Services

Quality lab

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]

Infor services for buyers

Spices Board provides information on several spices grown and exported from India [2] [3] The Spice Park of Spices Board India for cardamom and pepper is situated at Puttady.[4]

Customer info campaigns

The Spices Board of India has started an online campaign, called the Spice Train, to educate Indians about the country's rich spice heritage [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gantzer, Hugh; Gantzer, Colleen (2014). SpiceStory. Spices Board of India. ISBN 9789383098385.
  2. ^ Spices Export Promotion Council Indian Spices at Google Books
  3. ^ "A political patch-up in Kerala prior to the Lok Sabha polls". The New Indian Express.
  4. ^ Spices Park
  5. ^ 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.


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