From Pineapple Stems to Post-Surgery MedicineMathew RongmeiDimapur“The future of horticulture does not belong to those who produce more. But once the fruit leaves the farm, we treat the rest like waste. Chief Minister Dr. Neiphiu Rio, along with Advisor for Food Processing Achumbemo Kikon and Advisor for Industries and Commerce Hekani Jakhalu, recently inaugurated food processing units at Toluvi in Chümoukedima district. The inauguration marked an important shift, because the Department of Food Processing was only recently bifurcated from the Department of Industries and Commerce. If we collect and process even 30 percent of available pineapple stems, the numbers start to look serious.