With the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spice industry in Jammu and Kashmir is providing employment opportunities for the people of the Union Territory.
As spices are needed daily in every household to prepare food, an industrialist at Adfar Agro Foods and Spices, Srinagar, said that the spice industry is growing at a rapid scale and will soon boost employment here.
Syed Mustafa Masoodi, the Adfar Agro Foods and Spices unit holder, said, “We sell different types of masalas here. We also export them to Malaysia, the USA and other countries.
Masood said, “The spice industry in Kashmir is growing and needs support. Youth are being trained to prepare masalas. We are growing at a rapid scale, thereby boosting employment and business here.
According to the workers there, this is a great means of employment and this industry can give employment a boost in the coming days.