Expert’s Consultation on
“Streamlining the Indian Spice Market: Issues and Way Forward”
Venue: ICRIER Conference Room, 4th Floor, Core 6A,
Date: July 8, 2026 (Wednesday), Venue: New Delhi

AGENDA
10:00 – 10:30 am : Registration & Tea / Coffee

10:30 – 10:35 am : Welcome Address:
Dr. Shekhar Aiyar, Director & CE, ICRIER

10:35 – 10:55 am : Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Ramesh Chand, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER and Former Member, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. Government of India
Special Address:
• Dr. Raka Saxena, Programme Director – Agriculture Policy, NITI Aayog

10:55 – 11:00 am : Release of the Policy Brief “Streamlining the Indian Spices Market: Issues and Way Forward”

11:00 – 11:15 am : Presentation on the Policy Brief by Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER [Download Presentation]

11:15 – 12:30 pm : Panel Discussion on “Ensuring Food Safety and Standard for the Domestic Market”
Moderator:
Mr. Siraj Hussain, Advisor, Food Processing, FICCI; and Former Union Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Food Processing, Government of India.
Panelists:
• Dr. Arvind Kumar, Member, Scientific Panel on Spices and Culinary Herbs, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) & Chief Scientist, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI)
• Dr. Komal Chauhan, Dean – Research & Outreach, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) (virtually)
• Dr. Anil Jauhri, Visiting Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).

• Dr. Seema Puri, Professor (Retd.), Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi.

• Mr. Tejus Gandhi, Chairman, Federation of Spice Stakeholders (FISS).

12:30 – 12:55 pm : Open Floor for Discussion

12:55 – 01:00 pm : Vote of Thanks: Ms. Eshana Mukherjee, Consultant, ICRIER

01:00 pm onwards : Lunch