Bunglon pineapples on sale at Organic Outlet
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 28 2022:
The organic pineapples grown in Bunglon village of Churachandpur district are being sold to the public at the organic outlet located near Sanjenthong from Thursday.
Speaking to The People's Chronicle, Thiengcha Gangte, a farmer who is selling the pineapples, said that around 60 families in Bunglon village have been cultivating pineapples extensively in the hills and fur ther informed that the 10 tonnes of pineapples exported by Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER) to Dubai was from Bunglon village.
Most of pineapples grown in Bunglon have started ripening and it will be available till the first week of September, she said, while adding that the pineapples planted in Bunglon is 'Q' variety and are sweeter and savoury than other varieties.
The pineapples of Bunglon are produced under Kapaih Organic Farmer Producer Company, she informed.