India grows 80% of the world's turmeric. So why are farmers struggling?

India grows 80% of the world's turmeric. So why are farmers struggling?

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Turmeric is all the rage. So why can't Indian farmers cash in? Turmeric has been cooked into staple dishes and used in herbal medicine for thousands of years in India. But in the last decade, the spice has taken on new life in the West, encapsulated into tablets and pressed into juice shots.…

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