Table of contents

State Introduction 1

Why Tripura 1

Raw Material Base 2

Production Clusters 5

Agricultural Marketing 7

Processing Clusters 8

Infrastructure 10

State Government Initiatives 13

Snapshot of Investable Projects 15

References 16

Investment Environment & Opportunities in Food Processing: Tripura 1

State introduction

Located in the Northeast of India, Tripura shares its borders with Bangladesh, which surrounds it on

three sides and home to a diverse mix of tribal cultures and religious groups. In the capital Agartala,

the imposing Ujjayanta Palace is set among Mughal gardens, and Gedu Mia’s Mosque has white

marble domes and towers. South of the city, Neermahal summer palace sits in the middle of Lake

Rudrasagar and blends Hindu and Islamic architectural styles.

Why Tripura

Tripura- key highlights

State capital Agartala

Geographical areai 10,491.69 sq. km

Population (Census

2011)ii 3.6 mn

Gross state domestic

product (GSDP)iii

USD 38.36 bn (2014-15) CAGR 9.94% (2010-11 to

2014-15)

Per capita incomeiv USD 1,094.892

(2015-16, at current prices)

FDI inflowsv USD 96 mn

(2011-12 to 2016-17)

Total road length

(kms)vi 20,930

Rail length (route

kms)vii 192.54

Airportsviii Domestic– Agartala

4 favourable agri-climatic zones– Rank 1 in the production of Jackfruit; Rank 4 in production of

Pineapple

Strategically located: Bangladesh on one side and South-East Asian Region on the other. Also has historical links with Bangladesh, providing scope for bilateral trade

Availability of robust infrastructure- 5 industrial estates (41 ha), one industrial growth center, one rubber park, one bamboo park, one EPIP, one food park, one mega food park, one software park, two integrated infrastructure development centers (IIDC), upcoming mini tool room

Some of the big local food processors including Mothers Food Products, Pran Beverage India (P) Ltd., Cashew processing unit, Gomti Dairy unit, Modern Rice Mills, Jyotshna Food Products

1

2

3

4

Agartala

Tripura

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Raw material base (1/2)

The economy of Tripura is basically driven by agriculture. About 42% of its

Population depends on it for their livelihoods. The Contribution of Primary

sector (agriculture and agriculture allied sector).The Gross State Domestic

Product (GSDP) was about 26% in 2014-15ix. Pineapples (Kew and Queen

Variety) and Oranges (Jampui Oranges) renowned for their unique flavour

and organic nature of produce.

Tripura has one favourable agro-climatic zone- Mild tropical plain zone, favouring cultivation of a

host of crops, vegetables and fruits round the year.x North Tripura, Unokoti, Dhalai, West Tripura,

Khowai, Sipahijala, Gomti and South Tripura all come under this zone.

SNAPSHOT OF LAND

UNDER CULTIVATION12

Arable land 273

Net sown area 255

Total area sown 383

(2013-14, ‘000 hectare)

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LIVESTOCK &

FISHERIES

Raw material base (2/2)

Tripura is known for its special and unique variety of Pineapples and Oranges. The major grains in the

state is Paddy followed by Pulses, Wheat and Maize. Vegetables such as Cabbage, Tomato, Brinjal,

Bottle guard etc., are also produced along with Spices including Turmeric and Ginger.

Some of the key production highlights (2015-16)xi of the state are:

Rank 1 in production of Jackfruit; Rank 4 in production of Pineapples; Rank 10 in Orange production.

Total production of 8,58,000 metric tonnes of fruits and 18th rank in the country in terms of total fruit production.

Total production of 8,28,000 metric tonnes of vegetables (including Potato) and ranked 22nd in the country in terms of total vegetable production.

The per capita consumption of Fish in the state is reported to be highest among the inland states of the country. It is surplus in Fish seed production as the present production is about 329.40 mn against a requirement of 293.78 mn at the end of 2014-15.

The first state in the Northeast to produce seed of fresh water Prawn in artificial sea water on a commercial scale. The per capita availability of Fish from local production also increased to 18.60 kg in 2015-16 as against 17.50 kg in 2014-15.

Milk 0.15 mn tonnes

Eggs 0.19 bn

Fish Inland: 0.06 mn tonnes

Meat 37 ('000 tonnes)

Paddy 799.43

Pulses 139.25

Maize 115.78

Jack Fruit 291.59

Pineapple 180.26

Banana 153.62

Potato 128.51

Cabbage 83.05

Raddish 54.28

CROPS

(‘000 tonnes)

FRUITS

(‘000 metric

tonnes)

VEGETABLES

(‘000 metric

tonnes)

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Production clusters

The major production clusters in Tripuraxiii are as given below:

All districts

Paddy

All districts

Jackfruit

Dhalai and South Tripura

Maize

Dhalai and South Tripura

Potato

South Tripura, Dhalai and West

Tripura

Banana

Sepahijala and South Tripura

Cabbage

Dhalai and South Tripura

Pulses

Dhalai and North Tripura,

Gomti, South Tripura, Sipahijala

Pineapple

Raddish Bamboo

Sepahijala and South Tripura

All districts

Milk

West Tripura, Sepahijala,Gomoti

Meat and Eggs

Sepahijala, South Tripura, West

Tripura

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Agriculture marketing

In Tripura 2874 farmers were mobilised till March 2017 and there are 4 registered FPOs.xiv As per the

Annual Survey of Industries 2014-15, there are 75 registered food processing units in the statexv

The Tripura Agricultural Produce Markets (Amendment) Act, 1983 has been enacted for the

establishment of the Tripura Agricultural Produce Market Board and a subsequent amendment was

proposed for the constitution of the Market Committee of Regulated Markets to increase the number

of members. The Tripura Agricultural Produce Markets (Administration) Rules, 1985, was framed to

allocate powers to the Marketing Board and Committees. In the regulated markets Paddy and Banana

are notified as transactional commodities. Paddy is admissible in the regulated markets in husked or

raw form for transactions. These transactions are made by open regulations between the buyers and

the sellers.

In Tripura, there are more than 600 (Daily, Weekly, Biweekly) agricultural markets of different sizes

out of which 31 are daily markets. Each small scale primary rural market (about 554 in number) caters

to 2-3 surrounding Gram Panchayats. There are about 84 major wholesale markets in Tripura including

21 regulated markets. (Source: Economic Review 2015-16)

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Processing clusters

Unakoti, West Tripura

Rice

West Tripura

Fruits and vegetables

West Tripura and Khowal

Cereals and cereal products

Gomati, West Tripua

Beverages

Unakoti, West Tripura

Confectionary

Unakoti, West Tripura

Bakery products

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Infrastructure

The state of the essential physical and agricultural infrastructure in Tripura is as follows:

Parameter Status

Inland container depots* To be made operational soon by Container Corporation of India Ltd. at Bodhjungnagar

Existing Industrial Areas/ SEZsxvi

Five industrial Estates

Three industrial area (Bodhjungnagar, R.K Nagar, Dukli)

2 Integrated infrastructure development centre 2 food parks (including 1 mega food park)

Installed powerxvii Thermal- 936 MW Hydro- 12 MW Renewables- 5 MW

Utilities

Electricity cost xviii Food processing unit: USD 0.09-0.11/KWH, USD 0.26/KVA/Month

Water rates INR 10/kilolitre in Industrial Estates/Areas

The key food parksxix in the state include:

S.

No.

Food Park Location Area

(in acres)

Allotted area

(in acres)

Area to be

allotted (in

acres)

Website

1 Bodhjungnagar food

Park-Agartala,

promoted by

Tripura Industrial

Development

Corporation Ltd

West Tripura,

Agartala

30 25 5 www.tidc.org.in

2 Sikaria mega food

park

Tulakona,

Khayerpur,

Tripura (West)

50 www.tripuramega

foodpark.com

Note: Sikaria Mega Foodpark Private Limited is offering Developed Plot at

INR 1 to potential industrial entrepreneurs in Tripura.

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In addition to the above, land is also available at various industrial parksxx/ growth centres across the

state.

S. No.

Industrial Park/Growth Centre

Location Owner/

Developer Type

Total Area (acres)

Area available

(acres)

1 Arundhatinagar and Badharghat Industrial Estate

Agartala, West Tripura

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Multipurpose

28.935 3.20

2 Kumharghat Industrial Estate

Kumharghat, Unakoti

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Multipurpose 45.66 8.10

3 Dhajanagar Industrial Estate

Udaipur, Gomti

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Multipurpose 18.79 4.20

4 Dharmanagar Industrial Estate

Dharmanagar, North Tripura

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Multipurpose 7.95 2.10

5

Bodhjungnagar and R.K nagar Industrial Complex

Agartala, West Tripura

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Multipurpose 761.89 122.40

6

Integrated Infrastructure Development Centre

Dewanpassa, North Tripura

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Multipurpose 46.285 18.50

7

Integrated Infrastructure Development Centre

Sarasima, South Tripura

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Multipurpose 32.54 16.40

50,000 metric tonnes is the installed capacityxxiof the cold storage in Tripura, and it is the largest in

Northeast. In 2015-16 the available storage capacity was 31,000 metric tonnes in total. The

Department of Agriculture has 9 cold stores having a total capacity of 15,000 metric tonnes out of

which 12,250 metric tonnes are for Potato and 2750 metric tonnes for vegetables and fruits. There

are almost 6 cold stores under the private sector and 2 under MARKFED. (Source: Economic Review

2015-16)

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State government initiatives (1/2)

The state government has undertaken a number of reforms to create an investor-friendly business

climate in the state including:

Faster clearances: Clearances required for setting up of food processing units like Food Safety

(FSSAI Act), Factory Inspectors NOC, Pollution Control Board, Weights and Measures

(Department of Consumer Affairs), Labour Department, NOC from Gram Panchayat (if rural)

and Municipality (if urban), Fire Safety, Sale Tax, Tripura State Electricity Corporation (for

power) have been made faster.

The registration process to avail incentives has been simplified and the number of documents

required has been reduced

Single Window clearance: The interested investor should approach the concerned District

Industries Center (DICE) or the Single Window Agency based on the proposed investment

amount of the project; all assistance to the investor on the complete process of establishing

and operationalizing an industry shall be provided. Tripura Investment Promotion Board (TIPB)

has been constituted.

Established clear timelines (1 to 90 days) for any statutory permission.

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State government initiatives (2/2)

Key incentives available for the food processing industry under major policies of the state are

summarized in the table below:

Key incentives Tripura Industrial Investment Promotion Incentives

Scheme, 2017

Capital Investment Subsidy For thrust sector including food processing industries

@40% with ceiling of INR 70 lakhs per enterprise

Interest Subsidy

Actually paid to banks/ financial institutions to the

extent of @4% subject to a ceiling of INR 3.00 lakhs per

annum for 5 years.

Employment Cost Subsidy

Thrust sector only including food processing):

reimbursement of ESI/EPF expenditure of employers up

to 100% for micro, small and medium industries

Power Subsidy

Reimbursement of power charges for 5 years @25% of

the power charges actually paid by the enterprise,

subject to a ceiling of INR 12 lakhs per year

Export Promotion Subsidy

Under thrust sector including food processing on

exporting goods through LCS in the state @10% on

value of export with a maximum ceiling of INR 20 lakhs

per annum

Subsidy for Participation in Fares and

Exhibitions

Thrust sector industries including food processing

@50% with ceiling of INR 50,000 for each participation

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Snapshot of potential investable projects

The Government has formulated a number of policies to give impetus to the sector. Some of the key

incentives are listed below:

Project

name Processable Products Value Proposition

Bamboo

Shoot

Processing

Dried bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot pickle in

various form, canned bamboo shoot in brine,

as curried vegetable, bamboo shoot candies,

bamboo shoot chutney, fermented bamboo

shoot, bamboo shoot beer.

Bamboo market growing at an estimated

USD 2 bn a year

India accounts for roughly half of the total

area of bamboo production reported for

Asia and, together with China,

approximately 70 percent.

Rice milling Processed and packaged rice,

malted food

Global rice bran oil market is expected to

grow at a CAGR of 5% till 2021. India has a

potential of 1.4 mn tonnes of rice bran oil

production but current production is 0.9

mn tonne thereby offering significant

opportunities.

Multi Fruit

Processing

Dehydrated fruits, fruit juice,

jam/jelly/marmalade, squash, papaya candy, ,

osmodried fruits

Global fruit processing market is

expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.6%

during 2017-23. India’s fruit processing

industry is however growing at a much

faster rate of 13%.

Tripura is the 4th highest producer of

Pineapple and and first largest producers

of Jackfruit. It also produces mangoes,

papaya, guava and sapota in plenty.

Pineapple

Processing

Dried pineapple, canned and tined pineapple,

jam, concentrate, squash, juice, frozen

pineapple juice concentrate, pulp.

Global fruit processing market is expected

to grow at a CAGR of 7.6% during 2017-23.

India’s fruit processing industry is however

growing at a much faster rate of 13%.

Tripura is the 4th highest producer of

pineapple.

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