Arunachal Pradesh: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Arunachal Pradesh known for?

• Yak churpiHard yak-milk cheese, eaten as a snackGI 2023
• KhapseDeep-fried twisted biscuit made for Losar
• Adi kekir ginger candyCandy made from Adi kekir ginger
• PehakFermented soybean and king chilli chutney
• Bamboo shoot pickleFermented or dried bamboo shoot pickle

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What does Arunachal Pradesh export?

• Orange

  First export 1 t to Dubai, 2018; APEDA promotion to UAE, Bhutan and ASEAN

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• Kiwi

  Successful APEDA market tests in Dubai (no volume given); 6 t organic kiwi to Delhi, Nov 2021 (domestic)

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• Large cardamom

  State output 1,695 t (2021–22), about ₹211–237 crore; international price USD 10–13/kg (no state export volume found)

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• Khamti rice, orange, kiwi, apple, persimmon, churpi

  State export push to Southeast Asia and ASEAN (target, no volume)

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India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

• Ziro, Lower Subansiri

  Organic kiwi growing (Arunachal grows over 50% of India's kiwi, 4,492 t in 2022–23); domestic kiwi consignments Source

• Wakro, Lohit

  GI Arunachal (Wakro) orange growing; dried citrus, juice and jams Source

• Tawang

  GI yak churpi (Monpa and Brokpa herders); orange and kiwi; chillies ODOP Source

• Dirang, West Kameng

  Yak churpi; ICAR yak research centre that filed the churpi GI Source

• Namsai

  GI khaw tai (Khamti rice); food-processing hub; turmeric ODOP Source

• Pasighat, East Siang

  GI Adi kekir ginger (pickles, candies); food-processing hub; orange Source

• Hawai, Anjaw

  Largest large-cardamom district (state 1,695 t in 2021–22); food-processing hub Source

• Itanagar, Papum Pare

  Main food-processing hub: biscuits, namkeens, sauces, fruit preserves and pickles Source

Sources

• PIB factsheet on Arunachal Pradesh (October 2025)
• APEDA, Arunachal GI list
• Incredible India, Arunachal food
• Krishi Jagran, khapse