Lanka to participate in World Spice Congress

Over 200 international and over 250 Indian spice businessmen will converge in Pune, India for the 11th World Spice Congress on Thursday.

The Spices Board India, the nodal organisation of the Government of India under the Ministry of Commerce, and the All India Spices Exporters Forum are hosting the World Spice Congress, for the first time in Pune.

This year witnesses a record number of delegates from Canada, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, the UK, USA, Malaysia, South Africa, Syria, Australia, China, Italy, Poland, France, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Spain, Singapore, Turkey, Belgium, Indonesia, Israel, Austria, Ethiopia, Finland, Ukraine, Vietnam, UAE, Japan and Romania.

The Congress will be inaugurated by Dr. M. S. Swaminathan at 5 p.m.