About Banana
India is the world's largest banana producer. Tissue-culture Cavendish plantations and cold chains have made it a fast-growing banana exporter.
Where Banana Is Grown in Mizoram
The main banana districts of Mizoram are Kolasib, Mamit, Lunglei. Mizoram grows ginger, banana, oranges, passion fruit, chillies including bird's eye chilli, and anthurium flowers. Farmers are shifting from jhum (shifting cultivation) to settled horticulture and rubber.
Season in Mizoram
Year-round. Exact arrival dates in Mizoram depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Banana Is Sold in Mizoram
Produce is sold through local markets and traders to Assam and beyond.
Key markets for Banana in Mizoram
State Agencies in Mizoram
Banana has no minimum support price, so it is bought almost entirely by private traders, processors and exporters. State marketing bodies regulate the markets and support farmer producer organisations.
Quality and Price Notes
Grand Naine (Cavendish) dominates commercial and export plantations. Robusta and Dwarf Cavendish are also common; Poovan, Rasthali, Ney Poovan (elakki), Nendran, Red Banana and Monthan (cooking banana) serve regional markets, and Kerala's Nendran goes into chips.
Export bananas are graded by finger length and diameter (calibre), uniform green colour and freedom from blemish, latex staining and bruises. Hands are packed in 13 kg cartons. Domestic bananas are sold by bunch weight or by the dozen after ripening.
Banana prices rise in the festival months (Shravan, Navratri, Diwali) and fall in summer. Cyclones in Andhra and Tamil Nadu, Fusarium wilt and supply from Jalgaon decide regional prices. Export growth has lifted farm prices in Theni, Anantapur and Jalgaon.
Buyers, Processors and Exporters
These companies and bodies buy, process or export banana across India, including from Mizoram. Tap a name for details.
- Desai Fruits & Vegetables Pvt LtdBanana farming and ripeningAboutExplore
- Jain Irrigation Systems LtdTissue-culture plants and dripAboutExplore
- INI Farms Pvt LtdExporter of bananas, pomegranates and grapes to about 35 countriesAboutExplore
- Freshtrop Fruits LtdAhmedabad · listed; grapes and pomegranate exporterAboutExplore
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporter (KayBee)AboutExplore
- Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company LtdNashik · grapes, fruits and processingAboutExplore
- APEDAExport registration and residue control (GrapeNet, AnarNet, MangoNet)AboutExplore
Research and Advice in Mizoram
New varieties, crop advice and seed for banana growers in Mizoram come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
Banana in Other States
Andhra Pradesh · Gujarat · Maharashtra · Tamil Nadu · Karnataka · Madhya Pradesh · Uttar Pradesh · Kerala · Bihar
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