The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal along with Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Additional Secretary, Government of India and Chairman, Spices Board and D Sathiyan, Secretary, Spices Board of India presenting the awards to Shiva Krishna Nandyala, Director of N K Agro Exports (India) Private Ltd and Nandyala Satyanarayan, Proprietor of Nandyala Satyanarayana.
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, urged stakeholders in the spices industry to work together to achieve a target of $10 billion in spices export by 2030 from the current $4 billion. Achieving the target would require everyone to work together with focused energies to capture newer markets through increased value addition along with expanding existing markets.
Making a keynote address at the World Spice Congress 2023 held at Navi Mumbai from September 15-17, 2023 the minister suggested that the 35 million people of Indian origin residing across the world be made brand ambassadors to encourage increased consumption of spices across the world.Emphasising the need to expand the spice industry through value addition to exports, the minister also urged the spices industry to strive towards inclusivity and ensure support to farmers for adequate production. He also spoke on the importance of creating a certified brand value for Indian spices.“Let us go to capture world markets.
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