The exporters of cumin seeds (jeera) has stressed the need for safeguarding the interest of farmers in the country in order to maintain India’s ranking as the top exporting nation of the cash crop. Safeguarding of interest by different means will help farmers to stay motivated to not only keep sowing the crop, but also increase sowing acreage.
The first-ever national conference on cumin seeds was held in Jodhpur on February 15, 2016 with a view to promote the practice of organic farming of the crop and prevent the malpractices in the trade. The meet saw convergence of large number of farmers, traders, exporters and heads of the spice board besides agriculture scientists and technologists from across the country.
Cumin seeds are the largest exporting spice from India. The export of cumin seeds currently constitutes 62% share in the global market.