HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Feb 7: From a land once disturbed by the sounds of bullets and conflict, Bodoland region is now witnessing the rise of a new generation of confident, hardworking and enterprising youth who are moving forward with hope for a brighter future.
Among them is Atish Basumatary, Director of Bodoland Agro Organic Producer Company. Through agriculture-based initiatives, especially organic farming, the locally rooted company has prepared to export organic turmeric and ginger produced in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTC) to foreign countries for the first time.
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Speaking to the media, Atish Basumatary informed that the Bodoland Agro Organic Producer Company was formed in Kokrajhar in 2017. Under the company, around one thousand farmers from different parts of Kokrajhar district are engaged in organic farming, mainly cultivating organic turmeric and ginger. The company supports farmers in producing turmeric and ginger strictly through organic methods in line with international standards and also purchases the organically produced raw turmeric and ginger from them.
He said it is a matter of great joy that, for the first time, organic turmeric and ginger produced in the Bodoland region have received an excellent opportunity for export to foreign markets.
For this purpose, Bodoland Agro Organic has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Jodhpur-based company “Save the Nature.” Under this agreement, organic turmeric and ginger marketed under the brand name “Megha One,” after meeting international quality standards and undergoing laboratory testing, will be sent to the United States.
In the current year, Bodoland Agro Organic Producer Company has received approval to export 170 metric tonnes of turmeric and 200 metric tonnes of ginger. On the other hand, Lalit Kumar, Director of “Save the Nature,” Jodhpur, described the development as truly encouraging. He stated that before exporting to overseas markets, the organic turmeric and ginger produced in the Bodoland region are tested for international standards and quality at laboratories in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. After completing all quality checks, the products are packaged and exported to around thirty countries worldwide, including the United States, Japan, Germany and China.
