Nagaland having a favourable land for coffee farming would be undertaking plantation of 64 lakh coffee seedlings during this current year.
Disclosing this during a training programme on coffee plantation here, director of Land Resources Department, Hoto Yeptho said as nodal department of the government for coffee plantation in the state, the department would be giving seven lakh coffee saplings to the coffee farmers throughout the state.
The coffee saplings provided by the Coffee Board of India (CBI) to Nagaland has increased from 300 kg to 620 kg in 2016 and 2400 kg this year, which comes to about 64 lakh seedlings.
Yeptho informed that survey conducted by Coffee Board of India has graded Nagaland soil and weather condition very favourable for coffee while the department has entered into agreement with South African based coffee company 'Noble Cause' for export of all coffee produces of the State under the tag Naga Coffee Pvt Ltd.
Yeptho encouraged local people to take up coffee farming with all earnestness in order to yield self-sustainable income and enhance economy. He also urged them not to try to demand for subsidy alone but labour hard to yield the fruit.
"Let us join hands together to grow coffee and enhance the economy of the state in general," Yeptho appealed.
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