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About the SPICED Scheme

Context:

Recently, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved a Spices Board scheme, ‘Sustainability in spice sector through progressive, innovative and collaborative interventions for export development’ (SPICED) scheme.

Relevance:

GS II: Government Policies and Interventions

About the SPICED Scheme:

  • Purpose:
    • The SPICED Scheme is focused on enhancing the export of spices and value-added spice products, improving productivity of cardamoms, and upgrading the post-harvest quality of spices across India for export.
  • Implementation:
    • The scheme is being implemented until the end of the 15th Finance Commission term, which runs up to 2025-26.
Key Highlights of the Scheme:
  • The scheme aims to promote value addition, foster innovation, and encourage sustainability in the spice sector through various initiatives:
    • Mission Value Addition.
    • Mission Clean and Safe Spices.
    • Promotion of GI spices.
    • Support for entrepreneurship through Spice Incubation Centres.
  • Focus Groups:
    • The scheme places emphasis on farmers’ groupsFPOsfarmers’ clusters identified under ODOP and DEH, as well as the SC/ST communityexporters from the Northeast, and SMEs.
  • Eligibility:
    • Exporters with a valid Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices (CRES) are eligible for assistance.
    • Preference will be given to first-time applicants and SMEs.
  • Program Focus:
    • Programs under the scheme aim to improve the productivity of cardamoms and upgrade the post-harvest quality of spices.
    • These initiatives target farmer groups, including Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs), and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in key spice-growing regions.
  • Post-Harvest Improvement:
    • The scheme prioritizes post-harvest improvements to create an exportable surplus of spices, ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards.
  • Transparency:
    • Scheme activities will be geo-tagged, and information regarding fund availabilityapplication status, and list of beneficiaries will be available on the Board’s website to ensure transparency.

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