SNAPSHOT :
| Major Spices Produced | Ginger, Turmeric, Black Pepper, Chilli, are the major spices grown in Tripura. |
| Area (ha) & Production (MT) of Spices | 6590 ha & 24780 MT |
| Major Spice growing areas | South& West Tripura, Dhalai, Kowai and Gomati etc. |
| AEP/ODOP/Dsitrict as Export Hub | Nil |
| Major Ports/Export Hubs | Agarthala and Srimanthapur |
| Major Market Centers | http://www.agmarknet.gov.in |
| GI/Commercial spices of the State | Nil |
| No. of Registered Exporters | 10 |
| Divisional Offce | Agartala, Tripura State |
Primary sector (Agriculture) contributes about 64% of total employment in the state and about 48% of the State Domestic Product (SDP). A variety of Horticulture/ Plantation Crops are produced in Tripura like Pineapple, Orange, Cashew nut, Jackfruit, Coconut, Tea, Rubber and Spices like Ginger, Turmeric, Black pepper & Chilli etc are also grown. At present both conventional methods of agriculture in the plains and Jhum system of cultivation in the hills are practices and produced are organic by default.
The State is home to some niche spice crops like Ginger, Turmeric, Bird's-eye chilli and tree spices like Cinnamon, Cassia and bay leaf, which has high market demand for their unique features. Ginger, Turmeric, Chilli, Black Pepper, are the major spices grown in Tripura. The spice crops which are grown in the State are currently marked as major important cash crops and have played an important role in contributing rural household cash incomes, but crops mostly grown by farmers are mainly for domestic use. Being a key state surrounded by Bangladesh in three sides Tripura holds significant potential to become the export hub of North East and a key player in exports from the region. Tripura has a production of 24780 MT of spices from the 6590 Ha during 2019-20.
As on December 2021, the State has a spice exporter base of 10 firms, of which 1 are manufacturer exporters, with own facilities for processing and value addition of spices. The collective annual exports of spices and spice products during the year 2020-21 through the ports in Tripura is around 1050 MT valued at Rs.635.33 Lakhs. The destination of export is Bangladesh only.
| Sl No | Item | Area in Ha. | Production in MT. | Productivity (MT/Ha.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginger | 1875 | 15938 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Turmeric | 1680 | 2046 | 6.09 |
| 3 | Black Pepper | 220 | 132 | 3.14 |
| 4 | Chilli | 2812 | 6664 | 2.37 |
| Total( Including.others) | 6590 | 24780 | ||
Source:DASD,Kozhikode
Supply of Pepper threshers, construction of vermin-compost pits, Organic Seed Bank for Ginger & Turmeric and Quality and Entrepreneurship Training Programs, Buyer-Seller Meets, Exposure- Visits for farmers to spice growing states in South India, participation in Trade Fairs are some of the areas which the Board intervenes. Under Establishment of Model Spices Garden in schools under SC-Sub Plan two schools from Khowai District named G-Next Model School and Ghilatali School has been selected from Tripura to motivate the students in Spices farming and upliftment & improvement of livelihoods of weaker section of the society. Spices Board has funded the project and providing technical guidance for establishing the model spices garden. The project is implemented by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khowai.
Board is also implementing various Development and Marketing schemes and Research and Laboratory activities, the details of which may please be seen from the Board's website indianspices.com