Kangpokpi's hilly slopes have shifted to passion fruit and pineapple cultivation in the last decade — yields are strong but processing capacity is absent. A small juice and pulp unit captures the post-harvest surplus.
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Kangpokpi's hill agriculture has diversified rapidly into passion fruit, pineapple, and citrus over the last 8–10 years. Yields are strong but post-harvest infrastructure lags badly — most fruit moves through Imphal at distress prices during peak harvest. A small unit running juice extraction, deseeded pulp packaging, and concentrate production absorbs surplus into shelf-stable SKUs that move to mainland HoReCa and beverage manufacturers.
Capex of ₹8–16 lakh covers a small pulper, deseeder, pasteuriser, freezer, and packing line. MIDH and PMFME together cover 50–70% of capex for NE hill districts. Hard parts: cold-chain logistics from Kangpokpi (no nearby airport; trucks via Imphal), brand-building against established processors, and the 8-week harvest peak that absorbs most annual capacity. Start with frozen pulp B2B (simplest) and expand to juice retail in year 2.
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