Senapati's mid-altitude belt produces Manipur orange and pineapple at scale — both perishable, both currently sold raw at distress peak prices. A small juice and concentrate unit absorbs the seasonal surplus.
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Senapati is Manipur's largest hill orange producer, with substantial pineapple acreage in the eastern belt. Both crops have concentrated harvest windows that crash farm-gate prices. A small unit doing washed-pulp juice, concentrate, and frozen-pulp B2B output absorbs seasonal surplus and creates retail SKUs for year-round revenue.
Capex of ₹8–16 lakh covers a pulper, juicer, pasteuriser, freezer, and packing. MIDH supports horticulture infrastructure; PMFME the food-processing component — together up to 60% of capex for NE districts. Hard parts: combining two crops (orange in Nov-Feb, pineapple Apr-Jun) into one operating model, cold-chain logistics from a hill district, and building D2C brand from a Manipuri-origin story. The brand wedge: single-district, hill-origin, organic — premium pricing follows. Start with frozen pulp B2B; retail follows.
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