Spice processing equipment will soon be installed at Hosororo in Region One to process turmeric.
Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy recently disclosed that the ministry with funds from the 2013 Budget was able to source semi processors for processing spices from India, the ministry said in a statement. It noted that as a component of the diversification process and towards transforming the economies of hinterland communities, the ministry in 2008 initiated a spice project in communities in Regions 1, 7, 8 and 9, where the soil type is appropriate for the cultivation of spices such as turmeric (dye), ginger, black pepper and nutmeg.
Minister Ramsammy explained that in Hosororo, the farmers’ success in turmeric production was