Pineapples are tropical fruits that are rich in vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants. They help boost the immune system, build strong bones and aid indigestion. Pineapples are grown in Manipur since 1947 and recently in Mizoram. The pineapple so sweet and juicy that honey bees come and sit on them!
Features:
- Late maturing variety grown particularly for its canning quality are Kew varieties.
- Long leaves with small spines at the tip and at the base near its attachment to the stem, where they are irregularly arranged
- Big sized and weighs 2 to 3 kg
- Oblong in shape, slightly tapering towards the crown with broad and shallow eyes
- The fruit is light yellow, almost fibreless and very juicy with 0.6 – 1.2% acid and 12° to 16° brix TSS
Clover Organic has tied up with various airlines to transport the fruits as they have a very limited shelf life of 4-5 days only. Sanjay Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Clover Organic said, “Farmers of Manipur and Mizoram are not able to sell their produce due to the pandemic. Clover is only providing a helping hand.”
Clover Organic provides complete handholding across the value chain – support in terms of organic production, certification, processing, entrepreneurial mentorship and marketing of the produce. Not only in organic agriculture, but in aquaculture as well. Clover Organic has 2 broad product lines – range of organic certified inputs for agriculture, aquaculture and waste management that the company manufactures in its factory and a range of organic products that it has recently started selling. All the products are organic certified under NPOP certification.
