Tripura's pineapple earns fame in international markets

Tripura pineapple

• Tripura has earned fame in the international markets by sending pineapple consignments to several states across the country as well as foreign countries and now the state has started exporting processed food as well. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb flagged off a consignment of 40 metric tons of processed pineapple for Hamburg, Germany.
• Pineapple being one of the most important fruit crops, the state grows an estimate of 1.28 lakh MT pineapples every year across nearly 9000 -hectares orchards in different districts. Out of these, some are run by the government while most are privately owned. While over 4000 people are directly involved in this fruit cultivation.

Published date : 21 Dec 2021 07:29PM