Aizawl, May 14 -- Export of ginger produced in Mizoram has been severely disrupted due to the closure of the Indo-Bangladesh border in the wake of the Indo-Pakistan conflict, an official said.

Malsawmi, chief executive officer (CEO) of Starfirm, a company that exports ginger from Mizoram, said that the suspension of exports due to the closure of the international border by Bangladesh, the largest importer of Indian ginger, has adversely affected exporters and severely impeded trade resulting in the sharp decline of ginger prices across the country.

She said the suspension of exports to the neighbouring country had caused a huge stockpile of ginger in other Indian cities, preventing the export of Mizoram's ginger to those cities.

She sa...