Principal Secretary for Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection J. Radhakrishnan said that steps were being taken to increase the production and sale of turmeric by marketing it globally.
On Friday, he inspected the Karungalpalayam Regulated Market and viewed the process involved in converting the raw turmeric into the final product.
Addressing media persons, Mr. Radhakrishnan said farmers would get additional profit by converting and selling their produce into value added products in par with private companies. Marketing globally creates more opportunities to sell their product and added that the government is taking various steps to increase the sale of turmeric.