Spices Board to develop 'Bharat Spice Map' to boost exports and reduce import dependence

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (UNI) The Spices Board India, in association with the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), will organise a national-level brainstorming seminar here on Friday to explore the development of a comprehensive 'Bharat Spice Map', aimed at strengthening self-reliance in the spice sector and enhancing India's competitiveness in global markets. The seminar, titled 'Bharat Spice Map: Mapping India's Spice Diversity for Self-Reliance and Global Markets', is being organised as part of the Reform Utsav initiative. It will focus on systematically documenting the geographical distribution of major spice crops, their varieties and distinctive quality characteristics to build a comprehensive…