SNAPSHOT :
| Major Spices Produced | Coriander, Garlic, Red Chilli, fenugreek, Ginger, Turmeric, Ajwain/Carom and Fennel seeds. |
| Area (ha) & Production (MT) of Spices | 666705 ha & 3075980 MT |
| Major Spice Growing Areas | Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam,Guna, Shivpuri, Ujjain, Indore, Agal malwa, Sagar, Rajgadh, Shajapur, Khargone, Dhar, Barwani, AShoknagar, Sheopur |
| Agri Export Policy (AEP) / One District One Products (ODOP) | |
| Major Ports / Export Hubs | Indore, Neemuch and Dannad are the ports in MP. The Exports of spices through these ports are negligible.) |
| Major Market Centers | Krishi Upaj Mandi in Bhopal click here |
| No. of Registered Exporters | 94 |
| Spices Park | Spices Park Chhindwara Total area 10 acres ; Common Processing Centre available Spices Park Guna Total area 26 acres ; Common Processing Centre available Total number of plots : 70 |
| Regional Office | Guna |
| Quality Evaluation Laboratory | Nil |
Madhya Pradesh (MP), located at the centre of India, is often called the "Heart of India". It is a landlocked state, surrounded by Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat. It is the 2nd largest Indian state by area and the 5th largest state by population. The state has an agrarian economy. It has 5 Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Madhya Pradesh is also known as land of forest due to its varied forest geography in the central India. The state spreads over a geographical area of about 308 lakh ha, which is about 9% of the total area of the country. It comprises most of the area under forest i.e near about 32% of total area of the state. Madhya Pradesh is divided into six regions; Malwa, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand, Nimar, Mahakoshal and Gird (Gird region also includes Chambal division). The State with its diverse agro-climatic conditions is richly endowed in the cultivation of a variety of agricultural crops. Its land area has therefore been divided into 11 Agro-climatic zones and contributes 7.7% of total food grain production in India. Madhya Pradesh, by contributing 24 and 25% of total pulse and oil seeds production in India occupies first position in the country.
Among the 75 spices cultivated in India, 8 spices such as Coriander, Garlic, Red Chilli, Fenugreek, Ginger, Turmeric, Ajwain/Carom and Fennel seeds in Madhya Pradesh. As on September 2021, the State has a spice exporter base of 94 firms, of which 11 are manufacturer exporters, with own facilities for processing and value addition of spices. The collective annual exports of spices and spice products during the year 2019-20 through the ports in Madhya Pradesh is around 1238.78 MT valued at Rs.74.88 crores. The major spice products exported from the State are Garlic, Coriander, Fennel, Fenugreek, tamarind etc to countries such as Afghanistan, Australia, France, Germany and Kuwait.
Spices are high value low volume crops with good domestic as well as export demand. There is good scope for GAP, Organic and IPM production of seed spices under the area expansion scheme in the Madhya Pradesh state due to suitable agro-climatic conditions as well as quality procurement by engaging the post-harvest equipment's at farm level. The details of the area and production of spices in Madhya Pradesh are given in the table below:
| Sl No | Item | Area in Ha. | Production in MT. | Productivity In MT/Ha. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garlic | 183714 | 1869430 | 10.17 |
| 2 | Coriander Seed | 292288 | 394760 | 1.35 |
| 3 | Dry Red Chilly | 88674 | 208634 | 2.53 |
| 4 | Fenugreek | 46950 | 76750 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Ginger | 27480 | 438394 | 15.95 |
| 6 | Turmeric | 16272 | 57066 | 3.50 |
| 7 | Cumin | 540 | 650 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Fennel | 1562 | 2770 | 1.77 |
| 9 | Other Spices | 9225 | 27526 | 2.98 |
| Total | 666705 | 3075980 | 4.61 | |
Spices Board is having One Regional Office and two Spices Park Chhindwara and Guna in Madhya Pradesh. The establishment of two Spices Park by Spices Board India, Govt of India at Guna and Chhindwara is a milestone achievement in our quest to increase processing and value addition of seed spices and Garlic.
Board is also implementing various Development and Marketing schemes and Research and Laboratory activities, the details of which may please be seen from the Board's website indianspices.com