PETA award for Meghalaya Minister
The Hindu
James Sangma has been encouraging farmers to produce vegan pineapple leather
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has named Meghalaya Environment and Forest Minister James Sangma as the winner of the Progressive Business Concept Award for promoting vegan pineapple leather.
Apart from encouraging farmers in the State to go for pineapple leather production, Mr. Sangma also had plans to open a climate change museum and introduce climate change in the school curricula, PETA said in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the International Society for Horticultural Science, Meghalaya contributed to about 8% of the total pineapple produced in India.
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