Coffee Plantations for Sustainable Livelihood to be Implemented in 6 Odisha Districts

Bhubaneswar: Coffee Plantation for Sustainable Livelihoods (CPSL) will be implemented in six districts of Odisha. The districts where it will be taken up are Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Gajapati.

It is envisioned to increase the existing area under coffee plantations by ten times in next ten years. The existing Coffee area in Odisha is 10,000 acres.

According to state government sources, women SHGs will be promoted to get involved in raising coffee nurseries. More than 50,000 peasant families are expected to benefit from this new scheme.

The State Cabinet has approved this coffee plantation enhancement project proposal at an expenditure of Rs. 1144.00 Cr from 2022-23 to 2026-27. Out of it Rs 567.00 Cr will be met through State Plan and Rs 577.00 Cr will be met through convergence with other Schemes.

After the initial period of five years, value addition and marketing aspects will also be included in the scheme.

This Scheme will be implemented by the Directorate of Soil Conservation and Watershed Development under Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department.

The Directorate will collaborate with quality resource organisations like Coffee Board and others for productivity enhancement, capacity building, infrastructure and brand development.