Commendable achievements & success stories

Floriculture Sector in Nagaland – Taking the World by storm

Floriculture is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Horticulture Sector of the State and the success of this sector is mainly attributed to the large scale participation of the Women...


A story where passion meets passion

The story of Mr. Yanpvuo Erui is indeed a story of passion meeting passion. Hailing from New Wokha village, Mr. Yanpvuo had a passion for Passion fruit since 2006, when through the assistance of the Department under HTM scheme...


A couple unflinching love for vegetables reaps in rich dividents

Here is a story of Mr & Mrs. Bendangnukshi, a couple from Aliba village in Mokokchung District which started in their own kitchen garden. The couple started growing vegetables for their consumption in the kitchen garden from where their interest aroused for vegetable cultivation. In 2014 with the assistance and support of the Department,


Developing entreprenurship through oranges

Who says that you need a white-collared job to make a comfortable living? The Story of Neituo Keyientsu, son of Khareio Keyientsu from Rusoma Village may change your mind. Instead of looking for a white-collared job unlike most of his peers after his Graduation, he started citrus farming under the initiative of the Horticulture Department in 2006...


Turning soil into gold through the midas touch

Meet Shri. B. Angshai Phom of Yongam Village under Longleng District, the man with the Midas Touch. A man with many facets and a flare for Agri & Allied activities, he is now one of the most recognized progressive farmers in the District. With his earnings through various agri & allied activities...


Weaving dreams into orange reality

“In dreams begins reality” given by the famous poet, W.B. Yeats is a quote Mr. Honlei from Shiyong Village, Mon lives by. He began dreaming of an orchard laden with oranges and worked towards turning it into a reality in the year 2005, when he planted 800 orange saplings and was the first in his village to do so...


Chingmei village- the untold large Cardamom story

Against the backdrop of a large scale cultivation of Kholar & Maize traditionally in Tuensang District, Chingmei village under the erstwhile Noklak Sub-Division adopted Large Cardamom Cultivation and was one of the pioneers in cultivation of large Cardamom under Tuensang District...


Plastic mulching - the future of pineapple cultivation

The use of plastic mulching in horticultural crops has been gaining momentum in the recent years and has proven to be very practical and successful. Keeping this in mind in the year 2016-17, the DHO Dimapur identified Mr. Letthang Misao, a progressive Pineapple grower of Molvom Village to grow pineapple using 50 micron...


Unity is strength exemplified

At a time when the Community Society is being fragmented down into an individual society, Zhavame village under Phek District stands as an example of the old adage “Unity is strength” especially when it comes to farming. The Village with 1143 households and a population of 5702 is...