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| Agriculture in Nagaland |
The main crops of Nagaland are rice, millet, maize and pulses. Coffee, cardamom and tea are some important plantation crops of Nagaland. Cash crops such as sugarcane and potato are on the rise.
Nagaland has recieved Geographical Indication Tag for Naga Tree Tomato and Naga King Chilli.
Land Utlisation Pattern of Nagaland (2014-15) (in Thousand Hectares)
Geographical Area: 1658
Reported Area: 1652
Forest: 863
Land not available: 92
Uncultivated land: 161
Fallow land: 149
Net Sown Area: 384
Total cropped area: 500
Arable land: 694
Cropping Intensity: 130.3
Agroclimatic Zones of Nagaland
Nagaland has four agroclimatic zones, namely,
1. Hot per-humid climate: Dimapur, Peren, Wokha, Mokokchung, Mon
2. Hot moist sub-humid climate: Dimapur, Peren, Wokha, Mokokchung, Mon
3. Warm humid climate: Wokha, Dimapur, Peren, Phek, Kiphire, Mokokchung, Mon, Longleng, Tuensang, Kohima
4. Warm per-humid climate: Dimapur, Peren, Kohima, Phek, Wokha, Mon, Mokokchung, Kiphire, Tuensang, Longleng, Zunheboto
Agricultural Production of Nagaland (2014)
Food Grains: 608 Thousand Tonnes
Paddy (Rice): 454 Thousand Tonnes
Maize: 135 Thousand Tonnes
Horticulture production: 1.1 Million Tonnes
Fruits: 414 Thousand Tonnes
Pineapple: 127 Thousand Tonnes
Banana: 105 Thousand Tonnes
Orange/Mandarin: 52 Thousand Tonnes
Vegetables: 639 Thousand Tonnes
Cabbage: 135 Thousand Tonnes
Tapioca: 70 Thousand Tonnes
Potato: 61 Thousand Tonnes
Plantation: 145 Thousand Tonnes
Tea: 33 Thousand Tonnes
Dairy Product
Milk: 79 Thousand Tonnes
Eggs: 397 Lakh Nos.
Meat: 31 Thousand Tonnes
Fish: 7.84 Thousand Tonnes
Production Clusters of Nagaland
| Crop | Districts |
|---|---|
| Banana | Dimapur, Kohima, Longleng, Mokukchung, Mon, Peren, Phek, Wokha |
| Cashew | Dimapur, Longleng, Mokukchung, Mon, Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto |
| Chilli | Kohima, Mokukchung, Mon, Peren, Tuensang |
| Meat | Kohima, Tuensang, Wokho, Zunheboto |
| Oilseeds | Dimapur, Mon, Peren, Wokha, Zunhebotoa |
| Orange/Mandarin | Kiphire, Kohima, Mokukchung, Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto |
| Paddy | Dimapur, Kiphire, Longleng, Mokukchung, Mon, Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto |
| Passion fruit | Peren, Phek, Wokha |
| Pineapple | Dimapur, Mon, Peren, Wokha, Zunheboto |
| Pulses | Kiphire, Longleng, Wokha |
| Spices | Kohima, Longleng, Mon, Phek, Tuensang, Zunheboto |
| Sugarcane | Kiphire, Longleng, Mon, Phek, Zunheboto |
Agriculture Marketing
Nagaland has 19 wholesale markets and 174 primary rural markets. There are 2 cold storages in the state, one privately own with capacity of 500 MT and other community owned with capacity of 1150 MT. The Government of Nagaland has also sanctioned a food park in Dimarpur.
Biodiversity Initiatives
The Government of Nagaland has started a genepool project to conserve the local varieties of rice. The State Agriculture Research Station (SARS) has identified 867 traditional rice varieties at Mokokchung alone. These rice varieties are broadly categorised as glutinous, brown and aromatic.