Zunheboto
1.41 lakh people. Larger than the Seychelles, Monaco, or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 1,40,757 (1.41 lakh)
- Area
- 1,255 km²
- Headquarters
- Zunheboto
₹51 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Zunheboto.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Zunheboto · PLP 2023-24
₹51 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹20 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹11 cr
Others (SHG/JLG/PMJDY micro credit)
₹8 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹6 cr
Zunheboto's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes up about Rs 50.81 crore of lendable potential across the district. It splits almost evenly between farming and small business: agriculture (crops, allied and infrastructure) takes roughly Rs 19.37 crore (about 38%), while MSME is actually the single largest head at Rs 19.55 crore (Rs 17.35 cr for setting up units and Rs 2.20 cr for running capital).
On the farm side, growing and selling crops is the biggest opportunity at Rs 10.58 crore, with rice the main crop and commercial fruits and vegetables alongside. Rearing animals is the next big theme - pigs, goats and sheep (Rs 1.94 cr) and poultry (Rs 1.46 cr) - reflecting the district's piggery-and-poultry base. Plantation and horticulture (Rs 0.63 cr) leans on soyabean, citrus, large cardamom, kiwi, ginger, pineapple and coffee. Food and agro processing carries Rs 1.60 crore, and micro-credit to self-help groups (SHG/JLG/PMJDY) adds a sizeable Rs 8.28 crore.
The plan is blunt about what holds Zunheboto back: post-harvest storage, processing and marketing are weak, and there is not a single complete value chain for any farm product in the state. It calls for commodity clusters built around FPOs, FPO incubation centres with ICAR/university support, better all-weather roads and power, more farm mechanisation, and banks lending more freely to storage and processing units.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single biggest farm line at Rs 10.58 cr, built around rice as the principal crop plus commercially grown fruits and vegetables on the 48,573 ha gross cropped area.
- Livestock rearing dominates term-lending: Sheep/Goat/Piggery Rs 1.94 cr and Poultry Rs 1.46 cr, with piggery and poultry named as the main livestock activities of the district.
- Plantation and horticulture (incl. sericulture) worth Rs 0.63 cr around the district's main plantation and horticulture crops - soyabean, citrus, large cardamom, kiwi, ginger, pineapple and coffee.
- Food and agro processing given Rs 1.60 cr; the PLP flags value addition to agro and meat products as a key entrepreneurial activity that banks can support.
- MSME is the largest single head at Rs 19.55 cr (Rs 17.35 cr investment/term credit + Rs 2.20 cr working capital), with thrust on value additions under the MSME sub-sector.
- Micro credit to SHG/JLG/PMJDY groups projected at Rs 8.28 cr, supported by the recently launched Chief Minister Micro Credit Finance Initiative promoting entrepreneurship.
Gaps the plan names
- The eco-system for post-harvest processing, storage and marketing of horticultural crops and vegetables is considerably weak and needs coordinated intervention from all stakeholders.
- There is not a single complete value chain for any agriculture product in the state; commodity clusters/production hubs should be identified with FPOs as back-end enablers for aggregation, value addition and marketing.
- Weak all-weather road and power infrastructure holds back the rural economy; suitable infrastructure like all-weather roads and reliable power is needed.
- No FPO incubation support exists; the PLP suggests setting up FPO Incubation Centres in each cluster with technical handholding from Agricultural Universities / ICAR institutions.
- Banks need to prioritise the agriculture sector by extending more advances on priority mode, including to storage and food-processing units, to build the missing value/supply chain.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single biggest farm line at Rs 10.58 cr, built around rice as the principal crop plus commercially grown fruits and vegetables on the 48,573 ha gross cropped area.
- Livestock rearing dominates term-lending: Sheep/Goat/Piggery Rs 1.94 cr and Poultry Rs 1.46 cr, with piggery and poultry named as the main livestock activities of the district.
- Plantation and horticulture (incl. sericulture) worth Rs 0.63 cr around the district's main plantation and horticulture crops - soyabean, citrus, large cardamom, kiwi, ginger, pineapple and coffee.
- Food and agro processing given Rs 1.60 cr; the PLP flags value addition to agro and meat products as a key entrepreneurial activity that banks can support.
- MSME is the largest single head at Rs 19.55 cr (Rs 17.35 cr investment/term credit + Rs 2.20 cr working capital), with thrust on value additions under the MSME sub-sector.
- Micro credit to SHG/JLG/PMJDY groups projected at Rs 8.28 cr, supported by the recently launched Chief Minister Micro Credit Finance Initiative promoting entrepreneurship.
Gaps the plan names
- The eco-system for post-harvest processing, storage and marketing of horticultural crops and vegetables is considerably weak and needs coordinated intervention from all stakeholders.
- There is not a single complete value chain for any agriculture product in the state; commodity clusters/production hubs should be identified with FPOs as back-end enablers for aggregation, value addition and marketing.
- Weak all-weather road and power infrastructure holds back the rural economy; suitable infrastructure like all-weather roads and reliable power is needed.
- No FPO incubation support exists; the PLP suggests setting up FPO Incubation Centres in each cluster with technical handholding from Agricultural Universities / ICAR institutions.
- Banks need to prioritise the agriculture sector by extending more advances on priority mode, including to storage and food-processing units, to build the missing value/supply chain.
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
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About Zunheboto
Zünheboto district (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. Sümi Nagas are indigenous to this district.
Source: Wikipedia — Zünheboto district
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