Wokha District, known as the “Land of Plenty” for its rich agro-climatic advantages, is preparing to host its first-ever Banana Festival scheduled from October 22 to 24 this year. Beyond celebrating the fruit, the festival is part of a larger vision to transform banana cultivation into a modern, market-driven, and value-added agri-business, giving farmers new opportunities to increase income and gain recognition across Nagaland.

“Wokha is abundantly blessed with natural resources, good weather, and hardworking people,” says Vineet Kumar, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of Wokha and Vice-Chairman of the District Planning and Development Board (DPDB).

Under the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative, banana has been chosen to replace fish as the district’s flagship product. To support this, a

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