Agriculture Minister flags off 15, 000 scented lemon from Agartala to Kolkata

Agartala, Jan 12, 2026, By Our Correspondent

Agartala: Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath today flagged off a consignment of 15,000 scented lemons for Kolkata from Agartala Railway Station.

The Minister later said that although scented lemons had been exported outside the state earlier as well, today 15,000 scented lemons are being exported from the Tripura State Organic Farming Development Agency along with Baramura Organic Produces Company Limited.

The Minister informed that around 80 farmers, cultivating on 100 hectares of land particularly in South Hadrai and Hawaibari of Khowai district, have grown these lemons.

“Under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, a programme ‘Prabashi Tripura’ was held, from where Sourav Gupta, a resident of Agartala, took this initiative. Farmers are annadata and they are like God who provide us food. We must give respect to them. The main foundation of India is agriculture. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the foundation of India is agriculture and we must strengthen it, ensuring all kinds of help to farmers. The first priority is agriculture, then tourism, etc. These products will be taken to Kolkata,” he said.

The Minister further informed that soon another consignment of 15,000 scented lemons will be exported.

“Before 2018, organic products were cultivated on only 2,000 hectares, but now we have crossed 20,000 hectares. Our main aim is to double the income of farmers, and the government will help farmers with markets and proper prices through FPCs,” he added.

Chief Whip and MLA Kalyani Saha Roy, Secretary of Agriculture Apurba Roy and others were present.