Nagaland exported at least 600kg of pineapples through air cargo to Kolkata on Wednesday.
In a press release, deputy director department of horticulture and in-charge marketing, Meya Sashi, said that Nagaland pineapples were considered as one of the sweetest and juiciest pineapples in the world and certified as 100% organic by OneCert International. Sashi informed that at present, the area under organic certified pineapple cultivation in the state was 850 hectares under Mission Organic Value Chain Development, sponsored by Government of India.
The project is being implemented in three villages– Molvom, Bungsang and Mhainamtsi—consisting of 500 farmers.
He also informed that the production of certified organic pineapple in Nagaland was 10,000 to 12,000 metric ton with turnover of Rs.15 crores per year. Sashi said that the state horticulture department under MOVCD NER vision 2030 was contemplating creating an organic pineapple corridor along the foothill road covering an area of 10,000 hectares.
Nagaland on July 28 exported 250 kg of king chilli (raja mircha) to the United Kingdom. This is the first export consignment of the chilli that has Geographical Indication (GI) tagging.