Bhubaneswar: The Coffee Board Chairman MJ Dinesh met Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo at his office in Lok Seva Bhawan and discussed various issues.
On this occasion, Principal Secretary to the Agriculture Department Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee was present and gave his thoughtful opinion.
Various flavours of coffee are currently being grown in natural surroundings in Koraput district of Odisha. It is highly appreciated by the people for its taste and quality and now Odisha’s Koraput coffee has found a place on the global coffee map.
Not only Koraput, coffee is now also being grown in Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Keonjhar. Coffee Board Chairman Dinesh discussed with Deputy Chief Minister Singh Deo about the steps being taken to increase the market connectivity and production of these.
Singh Deo emphasized on increasing the production of coffee, developing infrastructure and opening more outlets. As a gift, a coffee packet and a book on coffee were presented to Singh Deo.
During this meeting, Coffee Board Joint Director Shivakumar Swamy, Odisha Nodal Officer Upendra Kumar Shah, Coffee Board Member Manoj Dubey, P.R.M. Ravichandran were prominently present.
