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The government has been working towards mobilising the farmers to form farmer cooperatives and farmer producer organisations (FPOs) across the state and over 350 such collectives have been formed in the last 3 years.Agencies..
The festival will be held post the celebrations of Independence Day.. Following on the successful export of Khasi mandarin last year, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Meghalaya and Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) has recently facilitated market linkages of over 1.3 tonnes of Pineapples to the Middle East...
The pineapples from Meghalaya are being sold across malls in Dubai, Kuwait and Sharjah, but more importantly the farmers are enjoying the fruit of their labour with up to two times increase in price realisation from these trades...
To mitigate distress sale of these table-variety pineapples, the department is actively exploring market linkages with local retailers and have recently established linkages with Reliance Retail stores across Guwahati for sale of table-variety pineapples from Meghalaya..
The surge in price realization and the establishment of market connections have not only elevated our farmers' livelihoods but have also showcased the superior quality of Meghalaya's pineapples with their exceptional sweetness and low sourness..
