National Turmeric Board
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Company description
The National Turmeric Board was constituted vide Notification No 2/2/2023-Plant-Ddated 04.10.2023. The National Turmeric Board was inaugurated by Hon’ble UnionCommerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal in Nizamabad on 14/01/2025.Shri Palle Ganga Reddy has been appointed as the Chairman and Smt. N Bhavani Sri IAS,has been appointed as the Secretary of National Turmeric Board.The Board has been constituted with the following objectives:
i. Promote new product development and value addition in turmeric;ii. Promote awareness and consumption of turmeric and turmeric productsin international markets;iii. Facilitate market research in potential international markets fordevelopment of value-added turmeric products;iv. Facilitate creation and improvement of infrastructure and logistics forexports of turmeric and turmeric products;v. Encourage building of resilient and sustainable supply chains for turmericand turmeric products by strengthening forward and backward linkages;vi. Promote compliance with quality and safety standards across the supplychain of turmeric;vii. Promote capacity building and skill development of turmeric growers forvalue addition activities;viii. Strengthen documentation of traditional knowledge related to useof turmeric and its applications;ix. Encourage studies, clinical trials and research on medicinal, health andwellness enhancing properties of turmeric; andx. Any other objective as may be determined by the Central Government forpromotion and development of the turmeric sector.
National Turmeric Board will provide greater and specific focus on development andpromotion of turmeric and its value-added products, as well as on augmentation ofefforts and greater coordination between line departments for activities across theturmeric value chain.
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| Primary business activity | Government /Pavilion Organiser /Trade Association |
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| Affiliated categories: | Curcuma |Other Antioxidants |Bone & Joint Health More |
