{"id":329290,"date":"2025-03-10T17:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=329290"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T08:54:14","slug":"world-spice-organisation-wso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-spice-organisation-wso\/","title":{"rendered":"World Spice Organisation (WSO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> As per the World Spice Organisation (WSO), despite being the world&#8217;s largest producer and exporter of a wide variety of spices, India holds a meager 0.7% share in the global seasoning market, which is valued at $14 billion in 2024. In contrast, China commands 12%, while the U.S. holds an 11% share.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About <\/strong><strong>World Spice Organisation (WSO)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nationalspiceconference.in\/img\/wso.jpg?resize=401%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"World Spice Organisation (WSO)\" width=\"401\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WSO is a <strong>not-for-profit organization <\/strong>established in 2011 in Kochi, Kerala, the spice capital of India.<\/li>\n<li>It is registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific, and Charitable Societies Act, 1956.<\/li>\n<li>The primary objective of WSO is to facilitate the <strong>Spice Industry<\/strong> in addressing challenges related to <strong>food safety and sustainability<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>WSO works by engaging all stakeholders, including the <strong>general public, industry, academia, and end-users<\/strong>, to achieve its goals.<\/li>\n<li>The organization also aims to <strong>strengthen the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives<\/strong> of the spice industry.<\/li>\n<li>WSO recognizes that efforts to ensure <strong>food safety and sustainability<\/strong> should begin at the <strong>farm level<\/strong>, as major challenges such as <strong>low productivity and the presence of harmful agrochemicals<\/strong> originate there.<\/li>\n<li>WSO collaborates with leading national and international organizations such as S<strong>pices Board India, Indian Institute of Spice Research (IISR), Rainforest Alliance, GIZ (Germany), and IDH &#8211; The Sustainable Trade Initiative (Netherlands).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>WSO also interacts with global spice associations like the <strong>American Spice Trade Association (ASTA), European Spice Association (ESA),<\/strong> International Pepper Community (IPC), etc to resolve issues facing the spice industry.<\/li>\n<li>The organization is also involved in national and international standard-setting processes related to spices<strong>, including FSSAI, BIS, ISO, and Codex<\/strong>, ensuring that the industry&#8217;s interests are represented in regulatory frameworks.<\/li>\n<li>It is the technical partner of the All India Spices Exporters Forum (AISEF).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: As per the World Spice Organisation (WSO), despite being the world&#8217;s largest producer and exporter of a wide variety of spices, India holds a meager 0.7% share in the global seasoning market, which is valued at $14 billion in 2024. In contrast, China commands 12%, while the U.S. holds an 11% share. 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