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Ingredients

3. Marketing
FEW OF THE IMPORTANT SPICES OF NORTH EAST - Effective logistic
- Marketing linkages
LIKE GINGER AND TURMERIC ARE GOOD IMMUNE - Adequate Packaging
BOOSTER. TODAY, CONSUMERS ARE MORE
HEALTH CONSCIOUS & ARE VERY MUCH AWARE Selected food processing
OF WHAT THEY CONSUME opportunities for spices from NE
Region can be from Ginger, Turmeric,
Chilli, Large Cardamom. They can be
(round chilli); organic Black pepper, material, lack of awareness on commercially exploited as Whole
best quality Bay leaves (Tejpatta) and how to control the diseases. Socio- Spices, Dehydrated Spices / Flakes,
the region is also potential source economic factors also have an Grinded Powder, Chutneys, Paste,
of Cinnamon, Aniseed, and Long impact as most of the farmers are Oil. Oleoresins and even Natural
pepper. having low holding capacity and colours etc.
most of them are resource poor. Due
INFRASTRUCTURE to inadequate storage facilities at the Different products developed
In the present scenario, farm level and also due to inadequate by CSIR-CFTRI (Central Food
infrastructure & industry presence post harvest & processing facilities Technological Research Institute),
for processing and value addition most of the surpluses are sold as DFRL (Defence Food Research
of spices is minimal hence farmers fresh. Farmers are even forced to Laboratory), IIFPT (Indian Institute
are forced to sell their fresh/ raw sell their produces at a throw away of Food Processing Technology)
produces at low prices. Though prices because of non existence of can support the processors with
there ere are huge potential for any organized market or trade. technology back up.
the processing industry as in the
present scenario, status of Spices In order to have a sustainable and Assorted products that can be made
processing industry is in its infancy commercial venture in spices, region from each of these Spices are:
in the region and most of the need to be pro-active and initiate few
produces are marketed either raw activities on priority: Ginger- Products like Bleached
or semi-processed stage resulting ginger, Unbleached ginger, Salted
to low income to the producers. 1. Sourcing of Quality & High ginger, Ginger preserve, Ginger
However, few processing facilities Yielding planting materials candy, Ginger paste, Ginger powder,
set up by the Government or other 2. Post Harvest Management Ginger oil, Ginger oleoresin, Ginger
agencies are running at a low key. - Low cost storage pickle, Ginger syrup, Ginger ale,

infrastructure at farm / Ginger flakes, Ginger squash, Ginger
In the north east, low productivity cluster level beer, Ginger wine, Crystalline ginger,
is mainly due to biotic factors like - Low cost processing units at Brined ginger.
non availability of quality planting cluster
Turmeric - Products like whole
turmeric, Turmeric Powder, Dry
Turmeric slices, Turmeric Oil,
Oleoresin, Curcumin, Curry Powder,
natural colour etc.

Chilli - Different products like Pickle
& chutneys, Powder, Whole dried
product, Flakes etc.

Large Cardamom - Whole large
cardamom. NERAMAC Ltd in
association with Spices Board are
arranging large cardamom auction
from more than a decade in Sikkim.
A software has also been developed

Food Marketing & Technology 16 September 2020