Dimapur, Mar 4 (KNN) The Spices Board of India and the department had set a pipeline for ginger auction in Dimapur as it has been of the best and huge agro based production in Nagaland, informed Y. Kikheto Sema, Principal Secretary & Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC).

He was addressing a programme on Export Promotional Marketing Development of Organic Food Products from North East”.

It was organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce in association with Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Dimapur, Nagaland.

Talking about land in the North East region, Sema said the region had a total area of 18.37 million, out of which 5.5 million was cultivated land.

The region is reportedly fit for organic farming as it has all the suitable agro-climatic conditions.

However the organic farming only covered 3 per cent of the total farming sector in the region, said Sema. 

Speaking about the Agri Expo he said that Farmer Hostel with 120 capacity be completed by the end of 2022 or early part of 2023.

He informed that in organic AC market at Agri Expo, 235 MT i.e., 2.35 lakh kg of organic products of vegetables were sold within a year, post-pandemic.

Representatives of state and union governments, FPOs, progressive farmers, food processing entrepreneurs consumer organisations, organised industry buyers and experts policymakers conducted a brainstorming session during the seminar-cum-buyer-seller meet. (KNN Bureau)