Huge potential for agri export from northeast: Study

Finding was part of a plan prepared by Sathguru Management Consultants, commissioned by Apeda

In the backdrop of a fall in agricultural export in recent years, the central government has a plan to raise these from the northeast region (NER) to neighbouring countries.

The eight states in this category -- Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim -- contribute three per cent of India's gross domestic product. Barely one per cent of the regions's agri output is exported, with a lack of infrastructure for long-term storage.

A plan prepared by Hyderabad-based Sathguru Management Consultants suggests the respective state governments tap the markets in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar, besides Southeast Asia and other