LRD Dimapur conducts exposure visit-cum-training

Dimapur, June 18 (MExN): The Department of Land Resources, Dimapur district conducted a one day exposure visit-cum-training programme for its stakeholders to the Regional Coffee Research Station, Coffee Board of India, located at Diphu, Assam on June 18.

District Project Officer, Land Resources, Dimapur I. Acato Chishi spearheaded the visit along with his team of staff and 14 beneficiaries representing various villages listed under the Coffee Development Plan in the district. 

The exposure visit-cum-training was conducted with the objective to equip coffee growers with sound theoretical and practical knowledge on management of Coffee plantation so as to maximize the production of coffee and provide a major boost to the industry overall. 

Technical support and guidance was rendered by Bijaya Barman (Officer in-charge, RCRS) and Sandeep (Extension Officer, RCRS) to the participants on Package of Practices of Coffee and Coffee Nursery Management. This was followed by a field visit to the Coffee plantation site at the research centre where the participants were given hands on training in order to enhance their knowledge on cultivation techniques both at nursery level and at the field. 

I. Acato Chishi (DPO) stated that, “Coffee being a perennial crop, it is important for the Coffee growers to emphasize on timely care and management of the crop by attending to all the cultural and maintenance operations. By following management practices at the right time, maximum yield and turnover would be gained.” He also encouraged the participants to take up mixed cropping along with Coffee plantation. Crops such as Arecanut, Black Pepper and any other suitable Horticultural crops will only add to the income of a coffee farmer. Lastly, he stated that the Department would take up more trainings and exposure visits in the future as and when required.

This was stated in a press release issued by Asungla Jamir, Watershed Development Team Member (WDTM), Land Resources, Dimapur.