Agartala, Jan. 25 -- union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia announced the preparation of the agarwood in Tripura for Geographical Indication certification.
Agar is the main ingredient for the perfume industry across the globe, and Tripura is one of the major agar exporters to Dubai and other Middle East countries.
Around 40 industrialists who attended the programme have expressed their interest in investing in the agarwood sector in Tripura. After laying the foundation for a business cluster of agarwood in Kadamtala of North Tripura, along Assam border, he highlighted the potential for the sector to elevate its annual turnover to approximately Rs 2,000 crore through strategies such as value addition, e...