Ports, Progress, Prosperity!

Unknown to most, some of the world’s finest fruits and vegetables grow in the mineral-rich soil of India’s Northeast region. However, until a few years ago, due to isolation and inadequate transportation linkages, thousands of tonnes of this organically grown produce rotted as farmers lacked storage facilities. Since 2020, things have been steadily changing. Thanks to heavily subsidised Krishi Udan flights offering national and international connectivity for agricultural produce, grapes, oranges and pineapples from Manipur, Meghalaya, and Mizoram now reach supermarket shelves in the Middle East and Western Europe.

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