Dimapur Naga Organic Grocery Cooperative Nagaland

Dimapur is Nagaland commercial gateway and home to a growing network of cooperatives and tribal producers marketing indigenous Naga food products. Naga King Chilli, also known as Bhut Jolokia, grown in Nagaland hill farms is one of the world hottest chillies and has received GI tag. Tribal cooperative vendors in Dimapur Hongkong market sell fermented bamboo shoot, dried Naga chilli, smoked pork fat, black sesame, and locally cultivated spices to domestic and export buyers. Women self-help group cooperatives produce and package Raja Mircha chilli sauce, fermented soybean akhuni, and hill lemon juice under state-certified organic labels. Dimapur cooperative federation connects forty hilltribe producer groups with modern food processing facilities. Export interest from Korean and Japanese buyers in fermented Naga products has grown since 2020.