A Rs 236 crore Mission Queen Pineapple for Tripura's GI-tagged fruit

Background

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and the Chief Minister of Tripura launched Mission Queen Pineapple, a Rs 236 crore convergence-led initiative for pineapple cultivation and value chain development in the State. The Mission is designed as a three-year implementation roadmap and is anchored by the Ministry, in convergence with the Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Industries, Commerce and MSME, along with APEDA, DPIIT, ICAR, CSIR, TRIFED, NERAMAC and the Government of Tripura. A hub and spoke post-harvest ecosystem is to be built, with one central hub near Agartala airport and eight spoke collection centres across pineapple-growing clusters of West Tripura, Khowai and Sepahijala districts, including grading facilities, cold storage, reefer logistics and digital traceability.