Tripura CM inaugurates Global Pineapple Festival in Delhi
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday inaugurated the three-day Tripura Global Pineapple Festival 2026 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, alongside Union minister of state for DoNER Dr Sukanta Mujumdar and State Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath.
The festival brought together policymakers, farmers, traders and exporters to promote Tripura’s GI-tagged Queen Pineapple as a premium product and to strengthen the State’s profile as a horticulture hub in the northeast.
Addressing the gathering, Saha said the event is meant to showcase the quality of Tripura’s pineapple, expand market opportunities for growers and promote the state’s tourism, agriculture and cultural offerings. He noted that Tripura’s queen pineapple reached markets in Europe, the Middle East and major Indian cities in the last five years.
“In response to the increasing demand for Tripura’s pineapple, we plan to grow the area dedicated to queen pineapple cultivation from 12,000 hectares to 15,000 hectares over the next three years, along with establishing two bromelain extraction centres in Agartala and the Gomati District,” Saha stated.
The festival will feature around 25 exhibition stalls by State Government departments highlighting agricultural products, tourism destinations, handicrafts, rural industries and development projects.
Tripura produces nearly 1.78-1.87 lakh metric tonnes of pineapples annually, including around 23,000 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Queen pineapples supplied to markets. Describing the fruit as a symbol of the State’s agricultural strength and cultural heritage, he said the festival would strengthen exports while showcasing Tripura’s tourism, handicrafts, and investment potential to a global audience.
