Dimapur, Sept. 3 -- Nagaland has a total rubber cultivation area of 29,794.39 hectares, with production reaching 13,617.21 metric tonnes (MT) as of March 31, according to the Rubber Board's regional office in Dimapur.

The state recorded a productivity of 1,166.03 kg per hectare, with mature plantations accounting for 11,977.71 hectares and immature plantations covering 17,816.68 hectares.

The figures were presented to Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav during a review meeting at Lok Bhavan in Kohima, where the Rubber Board outlined the progress of rubber development initiatives across the state.

The meeting covered the current status of plantations, production, infrastructure, farmer training and welfare measures being undertaken to ...