Agriculture in the north-eastern region of India has considerable potential to grow and contribute to the overall economic growth and livelihood of the rural population. The climate is favourable to grow a wide variety of crops, particularly fruits, vegetables and spices. Lack of system-specific technologies, poor infrastructure and underdeveloped markets, however, restrict the realisation of true potential of agriculture. In this paper, we have identified and quantified the sources of agricultural growth in the north-eastern states, which if strengthened and supported by appropriate technologies, infrastructure and policies can revolutionise agriculture which has just started taking off in most northeastern states.