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Bharat Spice Map to drive value addition and global competitiveness of Indian spices
ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ?
India grows most of the world's spices, so why map them? The Bharat Spice Map for GS3 agriculture
A spice map is meant to link production regions to industry and export needs.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 ਮਿੰਟ
The Bharat Spice Map has been launched to help align spice production with industry requirements and evolving global demand.
It seeks to match India's diverse spice resources with scientific insights, so that value addition and export competitiveness improve.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- Bharat Spice Map aims to align spice production with industry requirements and global demand.
- It links India's diverse spice resources with scientific insights to improve value addition and export competitiveness.
- The Spices Board India, headquartered at Kochi, is the statutory body for spice development and export promotion, set up under the Spices Board Act, 1986.
- India is among the world's largest producers, consumers and exporters of spices.
- Value addition (grinding, oleoresins, blends, packaged products) raises farmer and exporter returns over raw commodity sales.
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- The Spices Board operates under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and promotes development and export of spices.
- Value addition in spices includes products such as oleoresins, essential oils and spice blends, beyond raw whole spices.
- Mapping production regions to industry demand supports cluster-based development and traceability for export markets.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS3 (Agriculture, Food Processing, Exports). Fragmented spice production and low value addition limit farmer incomes and export competitiveness; a spice map matches regional strengths with industry and global quality needs, supported by Spices Board schemes and food processing policy. Implications include better price realisation and traceability; the way forward lies in clusters, quality testing and certification, and linking farmers to processors and exporters.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Which international convention, adopted at Bonn in 1979, seeks the conservation of migratory species of wild animals, including birds that travel along flyways?
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- Convention on Biological Diversity
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: A — Correct: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals — The Bonn Convention (CMS), adopted in 1979, is the treaty devoted to migratory species across their range. • Ramsar Convention on Wetlands — wrong: The Ramsar Convention (1971) protects wetlands as habitats, rather than migratory species as such. • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species — wrong: CITES regulates international trade in endangered species, not migratory movements. • Convention on Biological Diversity — wrong: The Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) covers biodiversity broadly and was adopted at Rio, not Bonn.
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