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Business potential of horticultural crops of manipur
- 1. Business Potential Horticultural Crops of Manipur Dr. Leishangthem Jeebit Singh Horticulture Development Officer Department of Horticulture and Soil Conservation Government of Manipur
- 2. MANIPUR - ‘A land of Jewel’ AGRARIAN STATE 60 % population engaged RICH BIODIVERSITY 4 distinct climatic zone DIVERSE AGRO CLIMATIC REGION 22,327 sq. Km 760 m to 3048 m M.S.L Rainfall: 1000-2000 mm.
- 3. ASEAN & India Act East Policy
- 4. POTENTIAL AREA FOR HORTICULTURAL CROPS CULTIVATION IN MANIPUR Key points • Total potential area: 2,77,064 ha (12 % of TGA) • Present status: 1,24,679 ha (45 % of the potential area) • Huge scope for expansion of area 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Churachanpur Ukhrul Tamenglong Senapati Imphal West Imphal East Bishnupur Chandel Thoubal Areain‘000ha
- 5. USP Horticultural crops of Manipur
- 6. PINEAPPLE • Area: 14,000 Ha • Production: 1,46,430 MT • Varieties – Queen: Table purpose var. weigh 0.9–1.3 kg, acidity 0.6 and 0.8%, average TSS is 15-16 o Brix Manipur ‘s Queen var. average TSS: 17-18 o Brix – Kew : Suitable for canning, weigh 1.5–2.5 kg, acidity 0.6-1.2%, avg. TSS 12-16 o Brix Kew var. Queen var.
- 7. PINEAPPLE • Season of availability – Queen: July – Sep – Kew: Oct- Nov • Form of availability – Fresh pineapple – Processed • Canned • Juice/ Concentrate • Dehydrated
- 8. NOVEL HIGH VALUE PRODUCT • CAU’s Technology Pineapple powder • 100 litre of pineapple juice – 10 Kg pineapple powder
- 9. GINGER • Area: 11,000 Ha • Production: 85,000 MT • Varieties: – Nadia: Low fibre – Local: High oleoresin content • Season of availability: – February to April • Form of availability – Fresh – Whole dry, Flakes, Powder
- 10. TURMERIC • Area: 7,000 Ha • Production: 55,000 MT • Varieties – Lakadong: Curcumin content 4.5- 5.8 % – Local: Curcumin content 3.9-4.6 % • Season of availability: – February to April • Form of availability – Fresh – Whole dry, Flakes, Powder
- 11. TAMENGLONG ORANGE • Area: 1,000 Ha • Production: 10,000 MT • Varieties – Tamenglong local: One of the best mandarin in India • Season of availability: – December to February • Form of availability – Fresh – Juice, concentrate
- 12. CHILLI King chilli Sirarakhong chilli Area and Production 5000 ha & 30,000 MT 100 ha & 600 MT Season Aug - Jan Sept-Oct Form Fresh, Dry, Powder, Sauce Fresh, Dry, Powder Specialty One of the hottest chilli; 2,000,000 SHU Excellent colour pigment & flavour; GI tag (in 2 months)
- 13. Other promising horticultural crops • Kachai lemon • Banana • Passion fruit • Kiwi • Plum • Pear • Peach • Dragon fruit • Vegetables • Medicinal plants • Aromatic plants • Floriculture
- 14. ORGANIC PRODUCTION IN MANIPUR 2600 2100 1600 1100 400 200 13000 10500 14400 7700 3600 1800 Turmeric Ginger Pineapple King Chilli Tml Orange Kachai Lemon Area (in Ha) Production (in MT)
- 15. CONCLUSION • Manipur has a huge potential to play a major role in horticultural markets in ASEAN countries • Potential area for investment to increase the capacity – Infrastructure – Logistics – Contract farming – Organic farming • Co-operation and co- ordination holds the key
- 16. THANK YOU