Agar Trade Set for ₹50,000 Crore Boost with Assam's Upcoming Trade Hub
Agar traders feel that industry will be transact business to the tune of a whopping Rs.50,000 crore annually once international trade centre comes up in Assam.
MJI Perfumes, Assam's first make in perfume from agar, has attracted hordes of visitors at the Assam Pavilion in the ongoing 43rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. One of the highlights of the Assam Pavilion, the stall selling Agar and its derivatives has evoked a very good response from the residents of Delhi-NCR.
The man who is on mission agar is none other than Dr.Jehirul Islam. Dr Islam returned to Assam from Saudi Arabia in 2008 and plunged headlong into deep research in agarwood farming. Called ‘liquid gold’ for its high commercial value, as its oil is used for making perfumes that are loved by the people in the Middle East and the Arab world, he discovered the disease in this indigenous plant and also pioneered the legalisation of its trade.
Dr. Islam is recognised as an expert in Agarwood management and is the Chairman of All Assam Agarwood Planters and Traders' Association.
Agarwood, or Aquilaria malaccensis, is mostly grown in Assam and a few parts of the North East. Its oil is used as an aromatic; in medicine and for religious purposes. However, the highest use of its oil is in making expensive perfumes.
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