NE gets horticulture boost, tech support

8216;8216;The horticulture sector has generated employment for the rural youth. The region, however, lacks institutional support8230;hence the productivity8230; is far below the national average. The institute will take care of these problems,8217;8217; he said.

At an investors8217; meet, Pawar said, 8216;8216;Arunachal Pradesh is home to 60 per cent of India8217;s orchids. Assam has capacity to produce high quality tea. Manipur has the possibility of becoming the fruit bowl of the country. Meghalaya has climatic conditions favourable for spices. Mizoram produces 14 per cent of bamboo in the country. Nagaland could be a centre for silkworms. Sikkim is the largest producer of cardamom and Tripura is the second rubber capital of the country. But still we do not have corporates investing in the region,8217;8217; he said.