{"id":18947,"date":"2026-03-06T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=18947"},"modified":"2026-03-07T07:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:59:25","slug":"tripura-sends-organic-paddy-to-kolkata-eyes-higher-output","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/tripura-sends-organic-paddy-to-kolkata-eyes-higher-output\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripura Sends Organic Paddy to Kolkata, Eyes Higher Output"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Agartala, March 6: <\/strong>Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday reiterated the state government\u2019s commitment to boosting agricultural production and expanding exports to ensure better income opportunities for farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at Agartala Railway Station, Nath, accompanied by Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma, flagged off a consignment of 3 metric tonnes (MT) of organic paddy destined for Kolkata. The shipment includes 2.5 MT of the aromatic \u2018Kaalikhasa\u2019 variety and 0.5 MT of the traditional \u2018Harinarayan\u2019 variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The export initiative is being facilitated by Sublime Gourmet Private Limited with active participation from two farmer producer companies (FPCs) \u2014 the Bosong Group of Tulasikhar in Khowai district and the Thansa Farmers Organisation from Gomati district. The collaboration aims to connect local farmers with larger markets and ensure improved returns for their produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the gathering, Nath said the state government has been consistently working to enhance agricultural productivity and promote exports of high-quality organic produce from Tripura. \u201cOur ultimate target is to increase production and expand exports so that farmers can benefit more. From the very beginning, we have been working towards the goal of doubling farmers\u2019 income while ensuring sustainable agricultural development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister highlighted that the export initiative is already benefiting farmers financially. Through FPCs, organic paddy is currently fetching around \u20b970 per kilogram, which is significantly higher than the prevailing market price of approximately \u20b955 per kilogram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further stressed that the government is actively strengthening farmer producer companies to empower cultivators by enabling collective marketing and ensuring fair prices for their agricultural produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials said the initiative marks another important step toward promoting Tripura\u2019s organic rice varieties in national markets. The move is also expected to help preserve and showcase the unique fragrance, quality, and traditional value of the state\u2019s indigenous paddy varieties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agartala, March 6: Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday reiterated the state government\u2019s commitment to boosting agricultural production and expanding exports to ensure better income opportunities for farmers. Speaking at Agartala Railway Station, Nath, accompanied by Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma, flagged off a consignment of 3 metric tonnes (MT) of organic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":18948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[6140],"class_list":{"0":"post-18947","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tripura"},"authors":[{"term_id":6140,"user_id":243,"is_guest":0,"slug":"bindusmitabhowmik","display_name":"Bindusmita Bhowmik","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-02-at-11.04.01-AM.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-02-at-11.04.01-AM.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18947"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18971,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions\/18971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18947"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=18947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}