Manipur: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Manipur known for?

• KabokPuffed glutinous rice bound with molasses or jaggery
• Black rice cake and biscuitsBakery products made from chak-hao rice

Looking for a product like these, made for your market? Make and Source are the doors for it.

What does Manipur export?

• Black rice (Chak-hao)

  Exports started by 2019; reported markets USA, UK, Japan (no official volume found)

  Source

• Pineapple (Kew, organic)

  Exports started by 2019; APEDA in-store promotion in Dubai, Sept 2022 (no volume)

  Source

• Arabica coffee

  About 10,000 growers in Ukhrul, Senapati and Chandel (2025); no export figure found

  Source

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?

• Imphal, Imphal West

  Main processed-food cluster: pickles, bamboo shoot, fermented foods; dairy Source

• Kakching

  Black rice (GI Chak-hao) based products (ODOP) Source

• Tamenglong

  GI Tamenglong orange (2021), over 50% of state orange output; orange ODOP Source

• Ukhrul

  GI Kachai lemon (ODOP) and Sirarakhong Hathei chilli; Arabica coffee Source

• Senapati

  Arabica coffee; kiwi (ODOP); processed-food cluster Source

• Chandel

  Ginger-based products (ODOP); Arabica coffee; processed-food cluster Source

• Churachandpur

  Pineapple-based products (ODOP) Source

• Thoubal

  Pineapple-based products (ODOP); dairy Source

Sources

• APEDA, Manipur GI list
• PIB factsheet on Manipur (October 2025)
• The IP Press, chak-hao GI (May 2020)
• AgEcon study, black rice value addition
• Kabok (Wikipedia)
• MyGov, GI agricultural products of Manipur