Raipur 17 October 2021.
tea coffee board
Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has decided to constitute Chhattisgarh Tea Coffee Board under the chairmanship of Agriculture Minister to promote tea and coffee cultivation in Chhattisgarh. Industries Minister Chhattisgarh will be the Vice Chairman of Tea Coffee Board. Two special members including Additional Chief Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Agriculture Production Commissioner, Managing Director CSIDC, one officer each from Agriculture / Horticulture and Forest Department will also be included in the board.
tea and coffee cultivation
Chief Minister Shri Baghel said that Chhattisgarh Tea Coffee Board is being constituted to ensure maximum benefits to the local farmers and processors and to promote tea-coffee cultivation in the state. He said that the target of cultivating tea and coffee in at least ten thousand acres would be achieved in the next three years. The farmers cultivating tea and coffee will be given Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana and other facilities of the Agriculture Department.
Coffee cultivation and their processing in Bastar district
It is noteworthy that there is a huge potential for cultivation and processing of tea in the northern part of the state, especially in Jashpur district, and coffee in the southern part, especially in Bastar district. Horticulture and Industries Department will play an important role in this. For this purpose, along with taking technical guidance from reputed institutions of national level, the help of private sector experts, investors and consultants will also be taken.
