Manipur, July 1 -- Taking initiatives of pineapple farmers and traders of Jiribam district who are suffering immensely due to ongoing pandemic and lockdown, the directorate of horticulture and soil said it will buy pineapple under the instruction of the chief minister N Biren Singh.

Speaking in a press meet held at the directorate of horticulture and soil, director N Joymati Devi said that due to the pandemic and lockdown farmers and traders of Jiribam district were suffering immensely despite the availability of pineapples in abundance. One of the unions Barak Brothers' Union has appealed to the chief minister to address the matter stating that they had been suffering with no marketplace to sell the pineapple for this season.

Under the...