Doomdooma, Nov. 1 -- Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati has been approved as an authorised export point for agarwood chips and agarwood oil, allowing exporters in Assam to ship the products through the airport.

The approval is expected to make transportation and export procedures easier for agarwood farmers, growers, processors and exporters in the state.

Assam accounts for around 81 per cent of India's agarwood resources, with an estimated 12 crore trees. The industry supports the livelihoods of approximately 50,000 farmers and workers, according to information shared by the state government.

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced the decision in a post on X on Saturday. He said the a...