Bhubaneswar: The coffee, produced by the tribal farmers of Koraput district, is set to hit the international market soon.
Stating this here on Sunday, chief minister Naveen Patnaik appreciated the efforts of the tribals and said Tata Coffee has given its consent to procure the coffee from Koraput and market it at national and international level without tampering with its quality and flavour.
Making a special mention of woman farmer Sulochana Khar of Kasampadar village, Naveen said she was emerged as an ideal farmer in the district. “Sulochana has already sold more than 200 kg of coffee seeds to TDCCOL and become an inspiration for other farmers,” he said.
Stating that the tie-up with Tata Coffee will prove a boon for the tribal farmers, the chief minister said coffee farming played a major role in ensuring livelihood to the tribals during COVID pandemic.
On promoting coffee plantation in the district, he said the government has allotted 46,000 acre of forest land to 30,000 tribal families for the purpose by 2021. The Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Orissa Ltd (TDCCOL) has already collected 28,790 kg of coffee cherry from 193 tribal farmers in the district, he added.
