South 24 Parganas is the delta district of the Sundarbans, and its market identity is dominated by forest and estuary products: GI-tagged Sundarban wild honey, live mangrove mud crabs (khagra), tiger prawns and sun-dried boria, all harvested and dried in the Sundarbans blocks of Kakdwip and Joynagar and sold through the gateway towns of Canning and Diamond Harbour. The district is also known for the Baruipur saree market, where handwoven Bengali silk, tussar and tant sarees are woven and sold. Together these form the handful of products visitors and Kolkata buyers actually take home from the district.
