Nagaland: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Nagaland known for?

• King chilli picklePickle made from Naga mircha
• Akhuni (axone)Fermented soybean, wrapped in leaf parcels
• Fermented bamboo shootRhujon and rhuchuk, which keep without refrigeration

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

What does Nagaland export?

• King chilli (fresh)

  First consignment by air to London, July 2021 (volume not stated)

  Source

• Coffee

  Exported to South Africa, Bahrain, UAE, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Southeast Asia; about 2,200 registered growers (2022–23)

  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?

• Peren

  King chilli growing and products (ODOP); first fresh king chilli export to London, July 2021, sourced from Tening in Peren district Source

• Kohima

  Pickle products (ODOP); GI Naga tree tomato growing Source

• Dimapur

  Pineapple products (ODOP); bamboo hub at nearby Sovima Source

• Mokokchung

  Coffee products (ODOP); coffee zone exporting to South Africa, Gulf and Europe; tree tomato Source

• Zunheboto

  Soybean products (ODOP), heartland of akhuni fermented soybean (Sümi); coffee; tree tomato Source

• Phek

  Kiwi products (ODOP); GI Naga tree tomato growing Source

• Wokha

  Lotha fermented bamboo shoot products; fish (ODOP); coffee; tree tomato Source

• Mon

  Large cardamom products (ODOP); coffee zone Source

Sources

• APEDA, Nagaland GI list
• Ministry of Commerce, king chilli export (July 2021)
• Nagaland PMFME, district products
• ICAR journal, Lotha bamboo shoot fermentation
• PIB factsheet on Nagaland (October 2025)
• Government presentation, akhuni