Phek
1.63 lakh people. Larger than the Seychelles, Monaco, or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 1,63,418 (1.63 lakh)
- Area
- 2,026 km²
- Headquarters
- Phek
- Established
- 1973
₹48 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Phek.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Phek · PLP 2023-24
₹48 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹16 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹13 cr
MSME
₹10 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹5 cr
Phek, a mountainous district in south-eastern Nagaland with 1.63 lakh people and 70% forest cover, has a total priority-sector credit potential of about 48.13 crore for 2023-24. Farming and allied work dominates at roughly 35.66 crore (about 74%), while non-farm business (MSME) accounts for 9.60 crore (about 20%); the rest is spread across housing, education, social infrastructure and renewable energy.
The biggest single opportunity is crop loans (16.46 crore) for terrace rice, maize, millet, ginger, cabbage, yam and pulses grown on nearly 49,480 hectares. Livestock is the next big cluster: sheep/goat/piggery (3.08 crore), poultry (2.33 crore) and dairy (1.42 crore), alongside plantation and horticulture including sericulture (3.96 crore). Food and agro processing offers 1.41 crore, and Farmer Producer Organizations are already being formed under the One District One Product approach. Fish-cum-paddy integrated farming is a named thrust area.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: there are no proper roads linking all villages, and the district is short on markets, irrigation, storage godowns, cold storage and extension support. NABARD suggests tapping RIDF/NIDA funds for this infrastructure and turning mature self-help groups into producer organisations that can run processing units and post-harvest facilities.
What the plan promotes
- Terrace Rice Cultivation (TRC) is the most predominant activity, with 80% of the population engaged in agriculture across a 49,480 ha gross cropped area; main crops are rice, maize, millet, cabbage, yam, pulses, ginger and banana
- Crop loan alone is projected at 16.46 cr, the single largest slice of the 48.13 cr plan
- Allied livestock is a major thrust: sheep/goat/piggery 3.08 cr, poultry 2.33 cr and dairy 1.42 cr term-loan potential, with piggery, dairy, poultry, fishery and beekeeping taken up as income-generating activities
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture carries 3.96 cr of term-loan potential, backed by 30 dairy, 40 fishery, 35 piggery and 75 agri & allied cooperative societies
- Integrated farming system, particularly fish-cum-paddy and livestock, is a named 2023-24 thrust area for efficient resource use
- Food and agro processing potential of 1.41 cr, supported by Farmer Producer Organizations formed under the One District One Product (ODOP) approach via two implementing agencies
Gaps the plan names
- District lacks basic infrastructure: rural connectivity, markets, irrigation, storage godowns, and extension & training support all need attention
- Absence of a network of good roads connecting all villages is the single most critical bottleneck, hampering timely credit availability in unbanked areas
- Critical infrastructural bottlenecks also include transportation facilities, godowns, cold storages, market sheds, telecommunication, educational institutes and hospitals
- State Government should tap RIDF/NIDA funds to create the required infrastructure facilities in the district
- Matured SHGs may be converted into Producers Organisations for post-harvest management, processing units and other critical infrastructure through credit facilities
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Terrace Rice Cultivation (TRC) is the most predominant activity, with 80% of the population engaged in agriculture across a 49,480 ha gross cropped area; main crops are rice, maize, millet, cabbage, yam, pulses, ginger and banana
- Crop loan alone is projected at 16.46 cr, the single largest slice of the 48.13 cr plan
- Allied livestock is a major thrust: sheep/goat/piggery 3.08 cr, poultry 2.33 cr and dairy 1.42 cr term-loan potential, with piggery, dairy, poultry, fishery and beekeeping taken up as income-generating activities
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture carries 3.96 cr of term-loan potential, backed by 30 dairy, 40 fishery, 35 piggery and 75 agri & allied cooperative societies
- Integrated farming system, particularly fish-cum-paddy and livestock, is a named 2023-24 thrust area for efficient resource use
- Food and agro processing potential of 1.41 cr, supported by Farmer Producer Organizations formed under the One District One Product (ODOP) approach via two implementing agencies
Gaps the plan names
- District lacks basic infrastructure: rural connectivity, markets, irrigation, storage godowns, and extension & training support all need attention
- Absence of a network of good roads connecting all villages is the single most critical bottleneck, hampering timely credit availability in unbanked areas
- Critical infrastructural bottlenecks also include transportation facilities, godowns, cold storages, market sheds, telecommunication, educational institutes and hospitals
- State Government should tap RIDF/NIDA funds to create the required infrastructure facilities in the district
- Matured SHGs may be converted into Producers Organisations for post-harvest management, processing units and other critical infrastructure through credit facilities
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Phek
Phek district is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At 2,026 square kilometres (782 sq mi) and with 163,418 inhabitants, it is the seventh-most populous district in Nagaland and 596th most populous district in India. The district is home to 8.26% population of Nagaland. The town of Phek is the district headquarter, located 120 kilometres from Kohima, the capital of Nagaland and the largest urban centre is Pfütsero.
Source: Wikipedia — Phek district
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