Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday flagged off a consignment of 17 tonnes of Kew variety of pineapple and 4,000 pieces of meyer lemon for export to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The cargo was sent off in air-conditioned vehicles to Maharashtra's Nashik from Kumarghat, about 132 km from here.
"It will be packed in Nashik and shipped to its destination from Mumbai," Deputy Director of Horticulture Department, Alak Kanti Dhar, said.
The official said it is for the first time that locally-grown Kew variety of pineapple and meyer lemon are being exported to West Asia.
After flagging of the cargo, Deb said, "Around 1.26 lakh tonne Queen and Kew varieties of pineapples have been produced this year, which is 25 per cent more than last year."
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