IT News
Imphal, August 26:
A One Day Consultative Programme on the topic “Coffee plantation as an alternative to Poppy” was held today at South Asian Institute of Rural and Agricultural Management (SAIRAM) Langjing Achouba Imphal. The consultative programme was attended by DK BORA, Assistant Extension Officer, Coffee Board, Haflong, Miranda Sanjenbam, Extension Inspector, Coffee Board, Kolasib/Imphal, Subhankar Paul, Extension Inspector, Coffee Board, Silchar, Kandarpa Baro, Coffee Board, Guwahati, and RK Nimai, Retd IAS as resource persons. The program was organized by the South Asian Institute of Rural and Agricultural Management and Manipur Coffee Growers and Marketing Co-Operative Ltd, in association with the Coffee Board of India.
Coffee farmers and marketers from Ukhrul, Pallel, Chandel, Tamenglong, and Senapati attended the program. The resource persons share their opinions on how Coffee plantations can be an alternative to Poppy in the long run and how it is very suitable for Manipur’s soil and climate conditions. A Question-and-Answer session was also held between the planters and the Coffee Board officials, wherein the planters were given an opportunity to clear their doubts and questions regarding the plantation of Coffee.
In the program’s second session, nursery and plantation demonstrations were given by the Coffee Board officials to the farmers in the program.