Pineapples from Meghalaya are exported to Abu Dhabi. The Meghalayan pineapples have very low pesticide and heavy metal residue compared to pineapples from mainland India. The State of Meghalaya has pineapples as the One District One Product for the districts of Ri Bhoi and East Garo Hills.The sweetest pineapples from Meghalaya are the centrepiece of the elaborate display celebrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, at the Al-Wahda mall at Abu Dhabi. The farmer collectives are being trained by the department to aggregate, grade, sort and package pineapples for regular shipment. Thus far over 5.2 MT of pineapples from these farmer collectives have been supplied in 3 weeks to Reliance stores across Assam.

Source: Economic Times August 12, 2023 21:05 UTC