Lok Sabha Question No. 1571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Spices Park in Odisha
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th JULY,2021

## SPICES PARK IN ODISHA

## 1571.  SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) Considering  that  Odisha  is  one  of  the  largest  producers  of  spices  in  the  country, including Kandhamal Haldi which has a GI tag, whether the Government is considering to  open  a  Spices  Park  in  Odisha  to  ensure  common  infrastructural  and  processing facilities  for  a  large  number  of  farmers,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (b) the details of the other steps being implemented by the Government to encourage both domestic and export-oriented uses of the spices from Odisha, considering that a large number  of  them  have  proven  health  benefits  and  can  be  marketed  under  the  'India Organic' brand?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a)  Presently, there is no proposal to set up a Spice Park in the State of Odisha. However, eligible  entities  including  State  Government  owned  agencies,  may  apply  for  technical assistance  from the Spices Board and infrastructure support under available schemes of Government of India for this purpose.

(b)  The  mandate  for  production,  research, development,  post-harvest  treatment  and domestic marketing of spices is vested in the Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, which provides financial assistance to grow horticulture crops, including spices, through various development programmes under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD) also implements certain components like production of quality planting materials of high yielding and  export  oriented varieties of spices, accreditation of spice nurseries, technology dissemination through frontline demonstration, National /State /District Level Seminars/Workshops  and  Farmers  training  programmes  through  Odisha  University  of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar.

The Spices Board undertakes various activities related to export promotion and quality control of spices exported from India. In order to provide the extension support for the development  &  export  promotion  of  Spices  and  coordinating  various  activities  in  the State, Spices Board has established its office at Koraput, Odisha. The Board organized Buyer  Seller  Meets  (BSMs)  to  promote  export  of  Turmeric  from  Odisha,  particularly from Khandamal & Koraput districts. Through the BSMs, more than 100 sellers/producers representing Farmers Producer Organisation s, progressive farmers, farmer's  societies,  processors  &  traders  and  around  50  buyers  from  Odisha,  were benefitted by establishing direct market linkages. Further, Spices Board is coordinating with the State Nodal Agency, APICOL (Government of Odisha) for implementation of the Agriculture Export Policy for development of Spices clusters in the State.

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