CII organises turmeric conclave at Erode

CII organised the 5th edition of PonManjal – Turmeric Conclave at Gobi in Erode District. The conclave featured special talks on Chemical Free Turmeric Storage Solutions, Pro-Tray Method of Seeding, Turmeric Quality Assessment Tools and various Grow to Market varieties of Turmeric. 
Addressing at the Inaugural Session, Mr Binil George, Plant Head, Arjuna Natural Pvt Ltd spoke on the Importance of Quality and other key factors in directly Sourcing Turmeric from Farmers. Also addressing at the session, Mr Ashok P Nair, Head – Sustainable Agri Operations, AVT McCormick Ingredients spoke on the aspect of Sustainable Agriculture Practices expected by Industry from Farmer Producers. Mr D Venkateswaran, Chairman, Turmeric Conclave 2024 & Managing Partner, CD Technotex LLP set the context for the conclave and explained on the objective of organising the event.
Mr D Shanmugasundaram, Chairman, CII Erode and  Mr G Aravind, Vice Chairman, addressed at the Inaugural Session.
The conclave also had sessions addressed by Dr Parshuram Sial, Senior Breeder (Spices) cum Officer-In-Charge, High Altitude Research Station, Pottangi, Odisha and Dr B Mahender, Scientist and Head, Turmeric Research Station, Kammarpally, Nizamabad who joined through video conferencing and interacted with the farmers.