Spice farmers from Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Nagaland attended the first National Spice Conference held at Mumbai on October 6 and 7.
Participants from Nagaland were led under the supervision of Prof. Akali Sema and Dr. GraceliYepthomi, Nagaland University.
Around 290 participants attended the programme including imminent companies like Everest Spices, ITC, AVA condiments, Brahmins Group, Swani spices etc attended the conference that was organized by World Spice Organization with the theme: Food Safe Spices- Getting the basics right.
The event was also organized to build a platform for all stakeholders in the supply chain to meet under one roof and discuss various issues pertaining to safety regulations and sustainable challenges and to provide a linkage between buyers, sellers and service providers for networking and establishing a direct contact.
FPO leaders from across the country also participated in the conference. The panelists for different sessions included notable speakers from World Spice Organization, GIZ- India, IDH, South Asia Rain Forest Alliance, IISR, Spices Board, Flipkart etc.
