Cummin seed traders pitch for organic crop to boost exports

Amid falling cumin seeds export, Jodhpur Jeera Mandi Association (JJMA) will hold a conference here to promote the use of organic farming techniques to increase production.
About 800 delegates from across the country including farmers, traders, agriculturists, agro-scientists and agro-technicians, will participate in the one-day 'Indian Prospects in Cumin Export Conference', JJMA said.
Pest content in cumin seeds is fast taking its toll on the output of the crop, resulting in lower exports, JJMA President Purushottam Mundra said.
"Out of the total 1.40 tonne global market, India enjoys a whopping 62 per cent share, but the pests and chemicals used in the farming of cumin seed have dealt a blow to the retain the pioneering position in global market," he said.

Mundra further said that Turkey and Syria are fast gaining foothold in this market by switching to organic farming, thereby not only keeping the threat of pests away but also increasing the production.