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

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. That's all thanks to America's newest obsession: curcumin. The healthy compound is found only in turmeric and is responsible for the spice's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant powers.