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Resource persons with the participants during the management of coffee plantation training.[/caption]
Dimapur, Feb. 23: The department of Land Resources, Dimapur conducted one-day training on management of coffee plantation at NBHM conference hall on February 23. Partha Ratim Choudury, Deputy Director (Extension), Coffee Board of India, Jorhat and Bijaya Barman, SMS in Plant Pathology and Deputy Director (Research), Regional Coffee Research Station, Diphu were the resource persons of the training.
The resource persons imparted knowledge on management of coffee plantation and coffee nursery to coffee growers from across Dimapur district.
They said climatic conditions and soil in Nagaland is suitable for coffee and Nagaland has very good potential with fine and organic quality with distinct flavour. They were of the view that once Nagaland starts producing coffee in a large scale there will be no looking back.
Delivering a welcome note to the training, Hekato N. District Project Officer, Land Resources, Dimapur said growing coffee in Nagaland is in its infancy and therefore he insisted stakeholders must nurture it together for the growth of its industry in the state.
The training was chaired by Limatula Longkumer while Botoholi proposed vote of thanks.
