The Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board was established in 2005 with its Head Office at NSAMB Complex,NE Agri Expo site,4th Mile, Dimapur by the Act of the Nagaland Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development & Regulation) Act 2005, passed by the Nagaland State Assembly on 8th September 2005 with the assent of Honble Governor on the 20th July 2005.
In partial modification of the Act, as per the Government of India directive vide D.O No. 22012/21/2011-M-11 (Vol.111) Dated 11.07.2017. the new Act called the Agricultultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act 2020 has been enacted and passed by the Nagaland State Assembly on 08-02-2020.with the assent of the Honble Governor of the State.
The Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board has been designated as the Nodal Agency of the State for implementation of Agricultural Export Policy vide Order NO.AGR/GEN-9/AEP/2/2014 Dated 28.02.2019.
There are 19 (nineteen ) notified Principal Market Yards under the management of respective Market Committees covering entire Districts of the State under the control of the Nagaland State Agricultural & Livestock Marketing Board.
The Office is headed by the Chief Executive Officer who is also a member Secretary of the Board and appointed by the Government on tenure basis.
The Office of the Board is supported by Sub-ordinate officers as Executive Officer and Asstt. Executive Officers with Ministerial Staff and Market Information Assistants on regular basis.
The Board is headed by a Chairman on tenure basis, who is an elected member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly and holding the Minister incharge of Agriculture in the State.