The economy of Tripura is basically driven by agriculture. About 42% of its population depends on it for their livelihoods. The Contribution of Primary sector (agriculture and agriculture allied sector). The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was about 26% in 2014-15. Pineapples (Kew and Queen Variety) and Oranges (Jampui Oranges) renowned for their unique flavor and organic nature of produce.

The key production statistics for the state (the year 2015-16) are presented below:

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In Tripura, 2874 farmers were mobilized till March 2017 and there are 4 registered FPOs. As per the Annual Survey of Industries 2014-15, there are 75 registered food processing units in the state. The Tripura Agricultural Produce Markets (Amendment) Act, 1983 has been enacted for the establishment of the Tripura Agricultural Produce Market Board and a subsequent amendment was proposed for the constitution of the Market Committee of Regulated Markets to increase the number of members. The Tripura Agricultural Produce Markets (Administration) Rules, 1985, was framed to allocate powers to the Marketing Board and Committees. In the regulated markets Paddy and Banana are notified as transactional commodities. Paddy is admissible in the regulated markets in husked or raw form for transactions. These transactions are made by open regulations between the buyers and the sellers.

In Tripura, there are more than 600 (Daily, Weekly, Biweekly) agricultural markets of different sizes out of which 31 are daily markets. Each small scale primary rural market (about 554 in number) caters to 2-3 surrounding Gram Panchayats. There are about 84 major wholesale markets in Tripura including 21 regulated markets. (Source: Economic Review 2015-16).

The state has favorable climatic conditions for the cultivation of various fruit and horticultural crops. The state’s pineapples and oranges are known for their unique flavors and organic nature. It has set up a modern food park near Agartala to boost growth in the food processing sector & an agri-export zone for pineapples. The state also has potential in the meat-processing sector.

Some of the major processing clusters in the state include:

• The state had around 55 food processing units and one operational mega food park, which is located at Bodhjungnagar, West Tripura
• The agro-climatic conditions in the state are favorable for growing various fruits and horticultural crops. Tripura’s pineapples and oranges are known for their unique flavor and organic nature
• Bamboo is one of the major and important natural resources of Tripura. The state sustains tropical moist deciduous forests with patches of forests of evergreen species and a substantial area under bamboo brakes
• Tripura is the fourth-largest producer of natural rubber in India, it produces more than 20,000 tonnes of natural rubber belonging to all grades of RSS (Ribbed Smoked Sheet) and Centrifuged Late
• Tripura has vast natural gas reserves. The gas is available in a non- associate form, with a high methane content of about 97.0%. Concessional gas-pricing & vast reserves offer the potential for setting up industries in the sector
• Tripura is an attractive tourist destination with a rich cultural heritage. There is a number of historical Hindu, Buddhist sites. There is also great potential for the development of tourist circuits, involving all the north-eastern states and Bangladesh. This offers attractive opportunities for the Hospitality Industry