Hyderabad, 15 December 2025: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Telangana, in collaboration with the National Turmeric Board, will organise the CII–Telangana Turmeric Value Chain Summit 2025 on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, from 1000 hrs at Hotel The Park, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.
The Summit, themed “Innovation & Opportunities in Turmeric for Viksit Bharat 2047”, aims to bring together key stakeholders from across the turmeric ecosystem, including policymakers, industry leaders, research institutions, farmer organisations, processors, exporters, startups and agri-technology companies. The conference will deliberate on opportunities, challenges, and a future roadmap to strengthen India’s turmeric value chain and enhance its global competitiveness.
Mr Tummala Nageswara Rao, Minister for Agriculture & Cooperation, Government of Telangana, has kindly consented to inaugurate the Summit, with Mr Palle Ganga Reddy, Chairman, National Turmeric Board, joining as the Guest of Honour.
The Summit will feature focused sessions on:
- Planting material, production systems, soil health and water management
- Plant protection and processing technologies
- Value addition and applications in turmeric
- Quality standards, exports and the startup ecosystem
Confirmed eminent speakers include:
- Mr K Surendra Mohan, IAS, Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Government of Telangana
- Ms N Bhavani Sri, IAS, Secretary, National Turmeric Board
- Mr R Sivaprasad Reddy, Chairman, CII Telangana & Managing Director, Rachamallu Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr V Praveen Rao, Adviser – CII Telangana Agri & Food Processing Panel; Vice Chancellor, Kaveri University & Former Vice Chancellor, PJTSAU
- Mr M Jayasankar M, Head – Strategic Sourcing, Agronomy & Sustainability, Synthite Industries Pvt. Ltd.
- Mr M Goutham Reddy, Vice Chairman, CII Telangana & Executive Vice Chairman, Re Sustainability Ltd.
- Dr D Raji Reddy, Vice Chancellor, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticulture University
- Dr K R K Reddy, Managing Director, Sri Bio Aesthetics Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr T Jayaprakash, Head – Supply Chain & R&D, Bharatiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Ltd. (BBSSL)
- Dr B Mahender, Scientist (Plant Pathology) & Head, Turmeric Research Station, Kammarapally, SKLTSHU
- Mr A S Subba Rao, Agronomist, Netafim
- Mr Anil Kumar V Epur, Past Chairman, CII Southern Region
- Dr A Manohar Rao, Retd. Senior Professor & University Head (Horticulture), PJTSAU
- Mr Y Sandeep Reddy, Zonal Business Manager, Corteva Agriscience
- Ms K Sathiya Mala, Senior Principal Scientist, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)
- Mr P Gopalakrishna, Senior Advisor & Board Director, Fertis India Pvt. Ltd.
- Mr Mayank Srivastava*, Vice President – Spices, Olam International
- Mr S Rajasekhar Reddy, Founder, Sresta Natural Bioproducts (24 Mantra)
- Mr Srivatsa Sreenivasarao, Founder & CEO, Tracex Technologies
- Mr K Satish, Head – Marketing, ITC Ltd., Spices Division
- Ms Richa Sharma, Business Manager – Plantation Products, National Co-operative Exports Ltd.
- Mr Vijay Nadiminti, Agri Business & Agri Innovation Expert & Former CEO, AgHub
The Summit will focus on production technologies, value addition, innovation trends, export potential, market opportunities and policy frameworks essential for accelerating growth and positioning India as a global leader in the turmeric value chain.
Interested farmers and organisations may contact:
Ms S Prajitha | Email: s.prajitha@cii.in
