date:Jun 28, 2020
There are now tensions between India and Nepal over a territorial dispute. This means that approximately 100,000 pineapple farmers, mostly living in the Darjeeling and North Dinajpur districts of West Bengal, are staring at huge losses.
The pineapple belt in North Bengal is spread over some 25,000 ha, and export of the fruit to Nepal in the June to August period alone is worth Rs 400 mln (480,000). But given the changing equation with Kathmandu, fruits, vegetables, salt and other supplies going