- Dr. Homi Cherian’s opinion in the meeting of turmeric producers and exporters
Akola. As Indian agriculture becomes more profitable, it will be necessary for the farmers to be aware of the global markets, the need to bring the medicinal properties of spice crops to the world in the backdrop of the COVID pandemic, the view is Directorate of Areca and Spice Crops, Calicut Director of Dr. Homi Cherian did it.
He was speaking as a special guest on the occasion of a gathering of turmeric growers and exporters under Integrated Horticulture Development Mission organized jointly by Department of Horticulture, Agricultural University and Directorate of Areca and Spice Crops, Calicut, Kerala.
Dr. Vilas Bhale, Vice Chancellor of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University presided over the meeting. Yayati Tayde, Prakash Nagre, Devanand Panchbhai, Anil Ingle, Arvind Sonkamble, Vijay Kale were prominently present on this occasion. Expressing his views on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Dr. Vilas Bhale said that in view of the development of the variety of turmeric and the area under turmeric crop in Vidarbha, a network of turmeric processing industries is being established and the curcumin processing industry is being developed. There is huge scope.
He expressed hope that such a process would prove to be a new dimension for agribusiness in Vidarbha. The opening speech was done by Prakash Nagre. Various turmeric products like bene, turmeric, processed foods, pickles, curcumin tablets etc were put on display on the occasion.
Vilas Bhale, Prakash Nagre, Arvind Sonkamble, Vijay Kale, Abhay Wagh, Bavkar and all the officers and employees of Vegetable Science Department made efforts for success. Conducting Professor Dr. Vijay Kale, Professor Dr. Arvind Sonkamble did the vote of thanks. On this occasion, pros and cons were discussed and some agreements were reached between turmeric producers and exporters from different states across India.
respect for farmers
Various farmer production companies and farmers were honored for their excellent performance on the occasion. These include Vaigaon Turmeric Producer Association Samudrapur, Magan Sangrahalaya Samiti Girad, Gaidhane Natural Farming, Khairgaon, Shetiwadi Pratishthan Shivan Phal, Vidarbha Natural Farming Material Company, Organic Farming Mission Samudrapur, Krishakpronati Shetkari Farmer Producer Company, Vaigaon, Haridra Sanjeevani Prakalpa, Vaigaon, Kamalnayan Bajaj Foundation, Samudrapur, Vinod Ingole etc.