The World of Coriander webinar ‘Accelerating Quality Production, Post-Harvesting, Value Addition & Export of Coriander from India’

Organized    : Spices Board of India 

The Spices Board of India and  ICAR-NRCSS(National Research Centre on Seed Spices), Rajasthan State Agricultural Marketing Board (RSAMB) and Kota Agriculture University organized the World of Coriander webinar ‘Accelerating Quality Production, Post-Harvesting, Value Addition & Export of Coriander from India’ on 4th January 2020, with participation of more than hundred key stakeholders from various states.

• The Hadoti region of South-East Rajasthan and Guna district of Madhya Pradesh is known for coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) production and contributes major share in coriander export from the country.  
• Considering the vast potential of Hadoti-Guna region, the webinar urged the entrepreneurs and exporters to tap the tremendous opportunities in export of whole coriander and other processed products such as coriander split (daal), powder and essential oil. 
• Exploring value added products such as Indian curry powder and mouth freshener by coriander were suggested as way forward to increase coriander usages both in domestic as well as export market.
• Ramganj Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Mandi located at Kota district(Rajasthan) is the largest coriander mandi in Asia, and thus Ramganj is also known as the ‘Coriander city’. Recently, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) has assigned ‘Coriander’ to the district of Kota in the list of One District One Product (ODOP).

About ​One District One Product (ODOP) Scheme
​One District One Product (ODOP) is an initiative which is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a district, fuel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship, taking us to the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat. 
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Sources : PIB