Cumin Seed

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Preferred Buyer Location All over the world

Cumin has been in use since ancient times. Seeds excavated at the Syrian site Tell ed-Der have been dated to the second millennium BC. They have also been reported from several New Kingdom levels of....

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Originally cultivated in Iran and Mediterranean region, cumin is mentioned in the Bible in both the Old Testament (Isaiah 28:27) and the New Testament (Matthew 23:23). It was also known in ancient Greece and Rome. The Greeks kept cumin at the dining table in its own container (much as pepper is frequently kept today), and this practice continues in Morocco.
Cumin fell out of favour in Europe, except in Spain and Malta, during the Middle Ages. It was introduced to the Americas by Spanish and Portuguese colonists. There are several different types of cumin but the most famous ones are black and green cumin which are both used in Persian cuisine.

It has since returned to favour in parts of Europe. Today, it is mostly grown in Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, India, Syria, Mexico, Chile, and China. The plant occurs as a rare casual in the British Isles, mainly in southern England, but the frequency of its occurrence has declined greatly. According to the Botanical Society of the British Isles’ most recent Atlas, there has been only one confirmed record since 2000.

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Ours is an Association representing premier exporters of Spices and Foodstuffs & Agriculture Produce, dedicated for looking into issues that concern the trade. It was founded in Mumbai in the year 1991 and is known as “INDIAN SPICE & FOODSTUFF EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION”.
Today, our Association has a strong and well-knit strength of over 150 distinguished and premier Exporters, spread all over India. 60% of the members have their base in Western Region alone, whose contribution to the total spices Exports turnover from India is a whopping 60% (say Rs.3300 crores approx.).
Our Association is a recognized body of the Spices Board and a registered entity under the Companies Act 1956. It is also one of the members of International Organization of Spice Trade Associations (IOSTA), with its headquarters at Cochin. Our Association is also a member of IGPA(U.K), ASTA(USA), Federation of Indian Exports Organizations (FIEO), Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) and Indian Merchant’s Chamber, Mumbai.
Our Association believes in contacts and deliberations and able representations, as effective tools to arrive at a fair settlement on all vexed issues between Exporters and the other authorities.
Our Association has time and again represented the cause of Exporters at Local, Institutional and Government levels gracefully and successfully. Such actions have resulted in a Win-Win situation for both parties sitting across the table -for a smoother and larger export volume.
Our Association has a 15 member well-knit co-hesive Board of Directors of Professional Exporter members known as Board of Directors. The organizational elections are held once in a year and democratic norms are well in place.