Port Blair, Sept. 13: Spices are the cash crops, cultivation of which could not only bring prosperity to the island farmers but would also complement the tourism industry here. Availability of quality planting material is the pre-requisite for establishing commercial scale plantations, but the nursery activities require skilled manpower. In order to develop skills among the island stakeholders, a three days training programme on ‘Scientific Nursery Techniques in Tropical Spices’ was conducted during September 9 to 11, 2024 at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair under the CSS-MIDH (NHM) Project on Spices and Human Resources Development Cell of ICAR-CIARI.