Kochi, July 24 -- The ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research (ICAR-IISR), Kozhikode, through its Agventure Technology Business Incubator (TBI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Spices Board, Kochi, to strengthen enterprise development and promote export-oriented startups in the spices sector.

Under the MoU, Agventure TBI, hosted at ICAR-IISR, will function as an official incubation centre under the Spices Board's ASPIRE (Assistance to Spice Incubation Centres for Raising Entrepreneurship) scheme. The partnership seeks to establish a unified framework for nurturing technology-driven agricultural and spice-based enterprises.

The MoU was formally exchanged between M S Manivannan, IAS, Secretary, Spices Board, and Dr ...