Mizoram | AEC Food Consultant | Food Consultant in Mizoram

Food Processing Opportunities in Mizoram

Food Consultant for Mizoram

Scenario of State of Mizoram

Mizoram shares borders with other north-eastern states of Manipur, Tripura and Assam and neighbouring countries of Bangladesh & Myanmar. Mizoram occupies an importance strategic position having a long international boundary of 722 Kms.

The State’s economy is pre-dominantly agricultural with more than 60% of the total work force engaged directly or indirectly in agriculture. Aizawl district, capital of Mizoram has feasibility and scope for cultivation of wide variety of crops. The staple food crop is paddy (rice), maize is secondary. Wide range of fruits, vegetables, spices, oilseeds and pulses are grown. There are plenty of grasslands, wherein livestock rearing is possible due to naturally available fodder.

Advantage Mizoram

With improving road, rail & air connectivity
High Literacy Rate 91.33%
Various Incentive Scheme for Industrial Growth
Bamboo forests cover 3,267 square kilometre
Bordering Myanmar & Bangladesh

Key Production Highlights of Mizoram

Largest Producer : 2nd largest producer of Strawberry in India. Largest producer of flowers (loose) in North-East India. 2nd largest producer of bamboo in North-East India.

Infrastructure

1 Mega Food Park.
13 Industrial Area.
1 Airport
2 Cold Chains Project

Economic Snapshot

An allocation of 2790.83 crore (` 2548.72 crore from Revenue section and `242.11 crore from Capital section) will be made for Economic Services Sector which forms 26.05% of the total Budget of 2020-21. This Sector comprises of Agriculture and allied Services, Rural Development, Irrigation and Flood Control, Industries and Mineral, Communication, Science & Technology, Environment, Civil Supplies, etc.
At current prices, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Mizoram reached Rs 176.20 billion (US$ 2.73 billion) in 2017-18.
The state’s GSDP (in Rs) increased at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 15.93 per cent between 2011-12 and 2017-18.
According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), FDI inflows to the Northeast states totalled to US$ 122 million from April 2000 to March 2019 and for Q1 FY20 FDI inflow stood at US$ 6 million.