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BASIC FACTS ABOUT ARUNACHAL

PRADESH
Total Geographical Area : 83,743 Sq. Km. (83,74,000
Ha.)
Total population : 13,83,727 persons.
Density of Population 17 Persons/SqKM
Sex ration: 920 Females per 1000 males.
No. of districts: 20
No. of Sub-Divisions 10
No. of circles 110
No. of villages 3863

MAJOR HORTICULTURE CROPS OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION

Nature has blessed abundant land:

Large area of 18 lakh Ha suitable for
horticulture cultivation ( SLUB Report)

AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MAJOR HORTICULTURAL CROPS IN

ARUNACHAL PRADESH
DURING 2014-15
Sl.No.
Crops
2014-15
1.Apple
2.Kiwi
3.Citrus
4.Banana
5.Pineapple
6.Large Cardamom
7.Ginger
8.Vegetables
TOTAL

Area (Ha)
Prod (MT)
14,500
32,000
4,052
4,956
40,000
1,90,000
6,500
20,095
13,700
70,543
17,978
4,100
3,978
15,213
1,750
41,000
1,02,458
3,77,907

The area covered till 2014-15 comes around 5.69% of the

potential area of 18 Lakh Ha. as per SLUB report.

Area and production of major Horticultural crops in

Arunachal Pradesh During 2014-15

Area (Ha)
Prod (MT)

RECOMMENDED CROPS FOR VARIOUS

HORTICULTURAL ZONES OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Horticultural zones

Crops suitable for cultivation

Mild Tropical to subtropical low hills.

Citrus, Guava, Banana, Litchi, Mango, Pineapple, Papaya

black pepper, Large cardamom, Cinnamon, Patchouli
etc. Medicinal Plants like Amla, Sarpaghanda, Acorus,
Stevia, Agar, etc

Sub-tropical Mid high hills Peach, plum, Apricot, Pears, Almond, Low chilling Apple,
to sub-temperate
Pomegranate, Grapes, Kiwi others seasonal vegetable
etc.Medicinal Plants Rubia cordifolia, Acorus calamus ,
Paris polyphylla etc.
Temperate

Apple, Cherry, Walnut, Chestnut, Pomegranate, Kiwi etc.

Medicinal plants like S. Chirata, V. Jatamansi,
Phodopyllum hexandrum, Coptis teeta, Paris polyphylla
etc

Sub-alpine and Alpine

High Altitude Medicinal Plants like Aconitum

heterophyllum, N. Jatamansi, Picrorriza kurroa, Panax
pseudoginseng, Taxus baccata, etc

PATTERN OF FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH

DURING LAST FIVE YEARS
Sl.No. Head of Development/Name of Scheme

2011-12

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

1. State Plan programmes

1150.00 1168.00 1234.00

2. Horticulture Mission for North East

and Himalayan States (HMNEH)

4000.00 2200.00 4660.66 2376.50 3550.00 16787.16

3. Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY)

560.17

904.37

325.73

413.26

Total

200.00

725.36 4690.62

293.76 2284.03

4. National Bamboo Mission

5. Coconut Development
6. National Mission on Medicinal Plants
7. NEC schemes
Total:-

0.00
1.88

6.85

287.73
1537.99

118.65
309.98

360.00

1.48

10.21
406.38

129.60

554.13 2891.70

7537.77 4582.35 6699.04 3126.21 5124.73 27070.10

BASIC STATISTICAL DATA OF NE STATES

Sl.No. Name of State

Geographical Area Population

Km2

Population
Density

1.

Arunachal Pradesh

83,743

13,83,727

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2.

Assam

78,438 3,12,05,576

397

3.

Meghalaya

22,429

29,64,007

132

4.

Manipur

22,327

2855794

128

5.

Mizoram

21,081

10,97,206

52

6.

Nagaland

16,579

19,78,502

119

7.

Tripura

10,486

36,73,917

350

8.

Sikkim

7,096

6,10,577

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STATEMENT SHOWING FUND ALLOCATED TO

DEPTT. OF HORTICULTURE DURING 11TH PLAN
(Rs. In Lakh)

YEAR

2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Total:-

Annual
projected
Outlays
11th Plan
800.00
2300.00
2300.00
2300.00
2300.00
10000.00

Actual
Short fall % Shortfall
Allotment
(Based on R.E)
(11th Plan)
728.00
588.00
812.44
917.00
1150.00
4195.44

-72.00
-1712.00
-1487.56
-1383.00
-1150.00
-5804.56

9.00%
74.43%
64.68%
60.13%
50.00%
58.05%

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ORANGE

Orange garden at Pasighat,

East Siang Dist

Orange- harvesting
at Lohit Dist.

Oranges in Wakro, Lohit Dist

Oranges in primary
market West Siang Dist.

Farmer ready to market his

produce at Lohit Dist

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Apples of Arunachal Pradesh

Compact area apple

plantation at Zimthung,
West Kameng Dist.

Apple High density

plantation at Dirang
(Zimthung).

Apples at Shergaon area. Apple orchard- Zimthung.

Apple Exhibition

Apple Garden
Dirang

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KIWI

Kiwi at Chillipam,
West Kameng Dist

Kiwi Plantation Lower Dibang Valley

Kiwi cultivation at Lower Subansiri, Ziro

Kiwis of West Kameng Dist

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PINEAPPLE

Compact area pineapple

cultivation at Bagra,West
Siang District.

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VEGETABLE

Offseason Vegetable and tomato cultivation at Rupa and nearby areas

Off-season tomato cultivation at West Kameng Dist.

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Arunachal Oranges from Lohit District, Siang Districts & Lower Dibang Valley
District being exported to Bangladesh through Karimganj, Assam

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STATUS OF FLORICULTURE ACTIVITY UNDER

H.M.N.E.H (MIDH)
Year

No. of
units
(500 Sq. M)

Production of
cut flowers
recorded
(Nos.)

2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11

12
2
2
11
13
28
37
20
1
-

2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16

10
-
-
-

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Remarks.

Flowers cultivated:Anthurium, Gerbera, Rose,

Carnation, Lilium,
Dendrobium
under protected
15,00,000 cultivation.

29,70,000

Implemented with
buy-back arrangements
with
M/s Zopar Exports Ltd.
31,10,000 Bengaluru, M/s Florence
Flora, Bengaluru & M/s
Meghastar Agri-Horti Tech
Ghy.

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Why floriculture failed in Arunachal

Pradesh: Lack of proper market linkage for cut flowers.
Lack of demand for cut flowers in local markets.
Lack of awareness regarding commercial floriculture.
Fragile and perishable nature of cut flowers.
Availability of more lucrative and easier means of
earning.

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Measures required to revive

commercial floriculture in Arunachal
Pradesh: Creation of market linkages for cut flowers through buyback arrangements with refuted flower exporters.
Creation of environmental controlled pack houses for
common use.
Introduction of refrigerated vans for transportation of
flowers.
Popularization of use of flowers in offices, hotels, schools,
private institutions, and social occasions to create local
demands for cut flowers.

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FLORICULTURE GERBERA UNIT AT PAPUMPARE

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ANTHURIUM & DENDROBIUM UNIT PAPUM PARE

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ROSE CULTIVATION AT ZIRO & WEST KAMENG

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ROSE CULTIVATION AT WEST KAMENG

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PACKING OF FLOWER

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GRADING & PACKING OF ROSE AT RUPA WEST KAMENG

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CARNATION CULTIVATION KHONSA

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ORCHIDS @ DIRANG

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ANTHURIUM CULTIVATION AT PASIGHAT

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DENDROBIUM
CULTIVATION
AT PASIGHAT

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Green house constructed for floriculture activity is being used for

cultivation of other high value vegetable crops.

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DENDROBIUM

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DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
VISION-2025
It is an accepted fact that Horticulture is one
sector which can bring real sustainable development
in Arunachal Pradesh, owing to its vast land resource
and suitable agro-climatic conditions. Much has been
achieved due to implementation of various centrally
sponsored schemes. Arunachal Pradesh is the largest
producer of Kiwi fruit in India today. Second largest
producer of Large cardamom, and largest producer of
oranges in North east. However, much more yet
remains to be done to exploit the full potential of
Horticulture sector in Arunachal Pradesh. However,
for this the state Govt. needs to accord due priority to
this sector under its state plan programmes as well.36

Priority areas identified for coming ten years

in respect of the Department of Horticulture is
as follows: Area expansion activities to cover additional
target area of 40,000 Ha. under various
horticulture crops, including spices and Medicinal
& aromatic crops.
To convert abandoned Jhum lands to Horticulture
plantations, and to encourage Horticulture as
viable alternative to Jhum cultivation.
To rejuvenate old and declining orchards by
providing necessary assistance to farmers.
Quality improvement of farm produce to meet
export standards through training and awareness
programmes.
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 To encourage organic farming and organic

conversion of existing plantations.
To encourage Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) for
sustaining crop productivity.
To prepare the farmers for mitigation of climate
change through suitable interventions.
To minimize post-harvest loss by providing suitable
facilities.
To
encourage
co-operative
marketing
of
Horticultural produce and to provide forward and
backward market linkages through Arunachal
Pradesh
Horticulture
Produce
Marketing
&
Processing Board.
To provide minimum support price (MSP) for farm
produce through Arunachal Pradesh Horticulture
Produce and Marketing Board (APHPM&PB)

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 To encourage processing and value addition by

Farmers as well as in PPP mode.
To encourage private sector investment in
Horticulture as per existing industrial norms in the
state.
To take up R&D works to find solutions to unique
local problems, and to develop suitable new
technologies as per local conditions.
To revitalize the existing Govt. Farms & Nurseries to
meet the requirement of quality planting materials.
To set up 2(two) Nos. of full-fledged Horticulture
Training Institutes for training of field staff and
farmers.
To provide suitable post-harvest technologies and
value addition of produce to ensure maximum
remuneration to farmers.

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Measures required to boost Horticulture activity in Arunachal

Pradesh: Appropriate measures to be taken for control of citrus decline by
assisting the farmers in rejuvenating old and declining orchards to
maintain production and productivity of oranges in the state.
Massive awareness campaign needs to be launched for monitoring
proper plantation of Large Cardamom and to check the entry of
diseased plants.
Setting up of sorting grading machines for kiwi fruits in West Kameng
and Lower Subansiri Districts under Arunachal Pradesh Horticulture
Produce Marketing and Processing Board.
Setting up of common facility for curing of Large cardamom capsules
under Arunachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing and
Processing Board.
Setting up of common facility for sorting, grading, washing, waxing ,
and packing of oranges in suitable locations in orange growing belts.
Setting up of collection centers with pre-cooling facility.
Setting up cold chain connecting farmers fields to terminal markets
inside and outside states.
Introduction of refrigerated coach in Naharlagun to Delhi train.
Augmentation of trained manpower in the department.
Training of field functionaries.
Resource mapping by using GIS technology to plan further activity in

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