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    Tripura has strengths in natural resources, agriculture, and horticulture. However, it also has weaknesses like small land holdings, lack of infrastructure, and market access issues. There are opportunities to boost production through irrigation, contract farming, and food processing. But threats include traditional practices, natural disasters, and lack of interest in agriculture among youth.

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    Tripura has strengths in natural resources, agriculture, and horticulture. However, it also has weaknesses like small land holdings, lack of infrastructure, and market access issues. There are opportunities to boost production through irrigation, contract farming, and food processing. But threats include traditional practices, natural disasters, and lack of interest in agriculture among youth.

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    SWOT ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURE IN TRIPURA

    STRENGTHS

    Major areas of the State are blessed with natural resources like ample rainfall,
    suitable soil, topography surface and ground water resources and good climate
    for production of variety of crops, both agricultural and horticultural.
    Tripura is endowed with rich and diverse bamboo resources and accounts for
    about 6% of bamboo sticks, used for making incense sticks in India.
    Tripura holds a strong tea plantation base, with cultivation area of over 6,400
    hectares as of 2014-15 and is the second largest rubber producer in the country
    after Kerala.
    Tripura has favourable climatic conditions which offer immense scope for
    cultivation of various kinds of horticultural crops including fruits, vegetables,
    spices, nuts and flowers
    Tripura has a distinctive advantage and potential in commodities such as
    pineapple, cabbage, cauliflower and tomato. The productivity levels of these
    crops in the state are found to be higher compared to national productivity
    levels.
    Fruits grow very well in Tripura. The quality of jackfruit, orange and pineapple is
    widely recognised. Tripura has been notified as an AEZ for pineapple.
    There are huge possibilities of growing crops like paddy, maize, wheat, pulses,
    oilseeds, jute and Mesta.
    Strong Panchayati Raj System for effective Planning and implementation of
    development schemes at grass root level
    A network of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) provides extension support to
    agriculture and allied enterprises.
    There are no expenses on fertilisers and chemicals, making the produce largely
    organic.
    The cultivation practices are labour-intensive with labour employed for almost all
    the activities from land preparation to harvesting.
    WEAKNESS

    Fragmentation of land holding is still continuing as a part of social phenomenon.


    Around 88 percent of the total land holdings belong to marginal and small
    farmers.
    Average holding size is 0.82 ha. Thus it becomes difficult to introduce advanced
    technology in farmers' fields.
    There is financial weakness and Lack of scientific attitudes and laggardness in the
    farmers.
    Inadequacies and untimely credit flow from financial institutions.
    Inadequate market infrastructure and predominance of intermediaries.
    Improper drainage system in low-lying pockets resulting in prolonged water
    logging affecting crop productivity
    Unavailability of quality Seeds in remote part of the state.
    The State is characterised by geographical isolation, poor infrastructural facilities,
    communication bottlenecks, inadequate exploitation of natural resources, higher
    incidence of poverty, low capital formation, backward in industrialisation and
    high level of un-employment.
    Poor infrastructure in terms of roads and railways are the main constraints in the
    development of Tripura.
    Due to lack of organised and alternative marketing structure in the region,
    farmers are getting low return compared to the other parts of India. Lack of
    primary processing, logistics, marketing and post-harvest infrastructure
    The State is endowed with vast green forest with hilly slopes and as a result, soil
    erosion is common and soil nutrients including humus get eroded.
    There is no use of scientific irrigation.
    Tripura has a total food grain storage capacity (government Warehouse) of only
    46,130 MT, which is insufficient to cater the total food grain production of the
    state.
    Around 60 percent of the geographical area is under forest and only about 27
    percent is available for cultivation.
    OPPORTUNITIES

    High rainfall and good soil offer considerable scope for land-based economic
    activities. Creation of irrigation sources and intensive land utilisation can give a
    big boost to development of agriculture and allied activities in the State.
    Scope for increasing pulses and oilseeds production with sub soil moisture under
    maximum tillage.
    Scope for engagement of progressive farmers into contract farming and
    establishment of agro-based industries.
    Low use of agro-chemicals indicates considerable potential for organic
    agriculture
    Food Processing Industry in Tripura would go very far considering the potential in
    the state. The state government has made available about 50 acres of land at
    Tulukona (near Agartala) for Mega Food Park.
    Wide production base with availability of raw material during a major part of the
    year offering good scope for multi product based fruit and vegetable processing
    units.
    Milk production is secondary to agricultural operations in the region. Almost 90%
    of the rural household rear livestock of one species or the other. Though there
    are hardly few commercial livestock farms exist in the state. So there is vast
    potential for growth in dairy sector.
    Private entrepreneurs have tremendous opportunities to set up storage,
    distribution and marketing infrastructure, such as a cold storage chain along
    major arterial highways.
    Tripura has 84 percent (856 kilometres) of its border common with the
    neighbouring country of Bangladesh. So there is very good trade opportunity
    with Bangladesh.
    Farmers in Tripura have started adopting staggered planting which is leading to
    the availability of pineapple for 5-6 months of the year.
    Tripura grows large quantities of vegetables with potato as the major field crop.
    Therefore, the State has potential for high value horticultural crops and food
    processing.
    THREATS

    Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and Plant protection chemicals.


    Lack of interest among young farmers in the agricultural and allied activities due
    to increasing avenues in other occupations.
    Diversion of agricultural land to other economic activities.
    Decreasing trend of agricultural labour force due to migration.
    Degraded environment and ecosystem, erratic behaviour of monsoon and
    deterioration of quality of surface water & depletion of ground water.
    Increasing salinity in soil in the coastal areas.
    Adherence to traditional agricultural practices
    Problems of property right
    High vulnerability to natural calamities, and degradation of prime agricultural
    land
    Over-dependence on monsoonal rains with poor irrigation infrastructure.
    Proportion of irrigated area.
    Low use of fertilizers
    Weak institutional credit delivery system (per hectare credit disbursement is
    one-fifth of the national average)
    Negligible agro-processing and post-harvest management
    Poor transport and market infrastructure
    Poor monitoring and accountability of public service delivery system
    Land ownership and laws are uneven and unclear in the Tripura.
    The only conduit for pineapple is biweekly markets which present daily
    harvesting of produce hence quality degradation of the fields.
    Major chunk of pineapple, jackfruit and vegetables are sent to Bangladesh
    through unofficial channels.
    Despite high potential, difficult terrain with poor connectivity, lack of trained &
    dedicated human resources and poor coordination among departments are
    some of the key factors responsible for ineffective and poor extension
    programme in the NE Region as compared to other states of India.

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