APEDA at the 1st Nagaland Banana Festival 2025, Wokha
APEDA participated in the first-ever Nagaland Banana Festival 2025, held from 22nd to 24th October at Wokha, inaugurated by Shri T. R. Zeliang, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Planning & Transformation, Government of Nagaland.
The festival brought together key institutions including ICAR–NRCB, TRIFED, NHB, NERAMAC, NABARD, and others to celebrate banana as a driver of rural livelihood, nutrition, and entrepreneurship under the ODOP initiative.
With over 100 exhibition stalls, a panel discussion on “Envisioning a 360° Banana Hill Ecosystem – Science, Policy, Market & Finance in Action,” and participation from more than 1,000 stakeholders, the event showcased the growing potential of banana cultivation and export from Nagaland.
APEDA continues to promote agricultural value chains and export potential across India’s North Eastern region.
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