Notice Inviting Quotation (NIQ) and Terms & Conditions for the supply of quality Fruits & Vegetables for Processing at Govt. Fruit Preservation Centre, Shillong
The agro-climatic zones of Meghalaya facilitate production of a large number of diverse fruits and vegetables. Most of our agricultural commodities are amenable for further processing into various intermediary and finished products that can fetch better value to the farmers and processors. The present institutional mechanism for value addition is barely adequate. The full potential of the sector therefore, goes abegging. Based on the 2015-16 data, the net sown area of Meghalaya is 3,43,431 ha which is just 15.27% of the total geographical area.
There are at least four major crops that are grown in about 10000 ha each, in our state, namely: – Potato, Mandarin Orange, Pineapple, and Ginger. There is also an exclusive niche market for Lakadong Turmeric. This is where the proposal for creating the Directorate of Food Processing came into being and the Government of Meghalaya had created a new Directorate of Food Processing under the Department of Agriculture in May 2018.
To emphasize on the potential of agro-processing in developing the economic status by creating additional employment opportunities and means of livelihood and adding potential value to the natural resources.
– Our Vision
meg tea
MEG TEA, an excellent certified organic tea produced from two distinguished tea farms owned by the Department of Agriculture. MEG TEA been commented by renowned tea makers to be of very high quality. Manned by tea experts, the factory located at the Tea Development Centres in Umsning and Upper Shillong produce fresh and top-quality tea leaves comprising of high-quality clones and seed jats.
The Government Fruit Preservation Centres at Shillong with an installed capacity of 60MT and Dainadubi with 30 MT capacity annually were established in the year 1955 and 1964 respectively by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Assam to preserve and prevent surplus perishable fruits and vegetables from spoilage and wastage.
