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GS1-INDIA GS1- India is a not for profit supply chain standards body promoted by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, FIEO, IMC, APEDA, Spices Board, IIP and BIS to spread awareness and provide guidance on adoption of global standards in supply chain management by Indian industry for the benefit of consumers, industry, government etc. GS1 India is the only organisation in India authorized to issue company prefix numbers for use in barcodes, RFID tags etc. for unique, unambiguous and universal identification of products, cartons, containers etc. GS1 standards find wide application in supply chains across sectors for unique yet universal product, consignment and entity identification, electronic data interchange (EDI), product data synchronisation etc. GS1 standards are the defacto global standards in identification of consumer products in retail. GS1 standards enable improved efficiency, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital c

INDIAN SPICES The global food market is flush with all kinds of branded spices in consumer packs. All of them bombard the consumer with claims and counter-claims for visibility and attention. But then, the packs seldom reveal the source of origin of the product; nor do they offer a clue as to the quality associated with it. The result is that the consumer is totally confused. The Indian Spices logo is a major effort to overcome this impasse. The international consumer is by and large aware of the intrinsic qualities and acquired superiority of Indian spices. The logo - a fresh green leaf inside an elliptical ring (denoting freshness, growth and excellence) is prominently displayed on all packs cleared and approved by the Spices Board India, so that you can easily spot the pack that spells Indianness and quality. The Board awards the logo selectively to exporters who have certified processing and quality control capability and maintain a high level of hygiene and sanitation at al

SPICES BOARD The Spices Board was constituted as a Statutory Body on  February 26, 1987 under Section (3) of the Spices Board Act, 1986. The Board is headed by a chairman with its head office at Kochi and is responsible for the development of cardamom industry and promoting the export of all the fifty-seven spices listed in the Spices Board Act, 1986. Its indigo coloured logo has a ship with its sails on water in a circle within which its name in English is written and below the ship ‘INDIA’ is written. Below the circle the name of he Board and ‘Bharat’ are written in Devanagari.

TOBACCO BOARD The Tobacco Board was constituted as a statutory body on January 1, 1976 under Section (4) of the Tobacco Act, 1975.  The Board is headed by a chairman with headquarters at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and is responsible for the development of the tobacco industry. The Board also has a Directorate of Auctions at Bangalore and 18 auction platforms across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The primary functions of the Board include regulating the production and curing of Virginia Tobacco; keeping a constant watch on the Virginia Tobacco market in India and abroad; ensuring fair and remunerative prices to growers; maintaining and improving existing markets and developing new markets abroad by devising appropriate marketing strategies. The Board is entrusted with the task of recommending to the Central Government the minimum prices that may be fixed; regulating tobacco marketing in India with due regard to the interest of growers, manufacturers and dealers; propagat

TEA BOARD The Tea Board was constituted as a Statutory Body on April 1, 1954 under Section (4) of the Tea Act, 1953. The Board is headed by a chairman with head office at Kolkata. As an apex body for the tea industry in India, the Board has two zonal offices at Guwahati and Coonoor and 13 regional offices spread over different parts of India, one research centre at Kurseong (Darjeeling) and three foreign offices in London, Moscow and Dubai. The primary functions of the Board include rendering financial and technical assistance for cultivation, manufacture, marketing of tea; promoting tea exports; aiding research and developmental activities for augmentation of tea production and improvement of tea quality; encouraging and assisting the unorganized small growers sector financially and technically and collecting and maintaining statistical data and its publication for the benefit of growers, processors and exporters. Its logo has in dark green centre with tea buds in black and whi

RUBBER BOARD The Rubber Board was set up under Section (4) of the Rubber Act, 1947. The Board is headed by a chairman with headquarters at Kottayam. It has five zonal offices, thirty nine regional offices, a number of field stations, Rubber Development Centers and regional nurseries. The Board is responsible for the development of the rubber industry by way of assisting and encouraging scientific, technical and economic research; supplying technical advice to rubber growers; training growers in improved methods of planting, cultivation and manuring and collecting statistics from the owners of estates, dealers, manufacturers. Its green coloured circular emblem has a rubber tree being tapped by a woman with the name in Devanagari and English.

COFFEE BOARD The Coffee Board was set up under Section (4) of the Coffee Act, 1942. The Board is headed by a Chairman and functions from Bangalore. The Board administers four Regional Coffee Research Stations, a Coffee Research Institute, a number of Regional Field Stations and Coffee Demonstrations Farms. The primary functions of the Board include formulating and implementing programmes and projects for growth and development of the coffee industry; promoting coffee consumption in India and exports in the international market; supporting research; extension and developmental activities for raising productivity; evolving pest and disease resistant varieties; and prescribing and enforcing quality standards at all stages. The coffee brown coloured logo has the map of India in the centre surrounded by two concentric circle bearing the name in Devanagari and English. At the bottom is a coffee cup with saucer has got a pair of wreaths of coffee stem with leaves.