promoting sustainable livelihood through Coffee plantation
Department
Department of Land Resource
Project Details
The State has a very favourable agro-climatic condition which suits healthy growth of coffee crop. As coffee is a shade loving crop, cultivation of coffee under existing vegetation helps conserve the environment including the community that depends on it. This conservation farming offsets the destructive effects of traditional Jhumming practices to a great extent which in itself is one of the best strategies for Climate Change Adaptation. From the present experience, coffee is also emerging as a viable alternative to shifting cultivation for jhum farmers especially in areas where choice of commercial crops are limited by agro-climatic conditions. However, coffee development in Nagaland being at its initial stage is not without constraints: production system of coffee plantation is highly knowledge intensive and skill based which is scarce among the rural farmers; lack of information, extension services and timely supply of processing facilities; inadequate training infrastructure in the State to equip the farmers with the required skills; lack of adequate financial support and credit facilities against high initial investment are some of the factors deterring the growth of coffee production in Nagaland.
1. To generate gainful employment opportunities and a sustainable livelihood to the rural people through coffee plantation and its tertiary activities. 2. To introduce scientific technique of cultivation,harvesting, and processing to enhance production and quality up-gradation of natural coffee which can become compatible in the national and international markets and help the farmers fetch better price.3. To provide financial and other input supports to small & marginal farmers who are not in a position to take up the plantation on their own.
