Rotting Pineapples
Pineapples are selling dirt cheap in the south eastern part of the country. But there is hardly anything to cheer about this spill-over-supply reality of the fruits of ananas comosus plant. Actually the report in a leading Bengali daily of tonnes of pineapple rotting in Bandarban is an annual refrain on the attenuating effect our own callousness has on the economy.
Every year, a huge amount of agricultural produces like pineapple literally rot due to either poor transportal or preservation facilities. As it is in this case where the hardy tribals of Bandarban who have been contributing significantly and quietly to the production of this highly savoury and luscious source of vitamin C, are reportedly left with the sad reality of selling two to three pineapples for Taka one only, the main problem seems to be the lack of adequate and smooth transportal facility.
Given the kind of importance the present government attaches to agriculture, it will not be too much to expect that something will be done soon to ensure that the tale of rotting pineapples, for that matter all produces, will not be repeated.
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