The Spices Board marked a significant milestone under the ASPIRE (Assistance to Spice Incubation Centres for Raising Entrepreneurship) Component of SPICED Scheme with the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with leading innovation and entrepreneurship institutions.

The MoUs were signed with: National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management (NIFTEM), Thanjavur; Agventure Technology Business Incubator, ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode and Technology Innovation Foundation, IIT Palakkad.