In the tribal areas, Rs 13 have been allocated for Coffee production in the year 2010-11 by the Coffee Board for the socio-economic development of .
The expenditure incurred towards the implementation of coffee development in the tribal areas of Non Traditional NTA) and North eastern Region (NER) during the last three years is furnished hereunder:
(Rs. )
P – ProvisionalA - Allocation
Coffee Board is extending financial assistance for different production and quality improvement activities in the tribal areas apart from providing Research and Technical support to the coffee growers involved in coffee cultivation. The activities for which financial assistance is provided to the tribal growers are as follows:
()Financial support for expansion and consolidation of coffee areas for coffee production.
(ii)Financial support for raising coffee seedlings for taking up expansion and consolidation of coffee area and for raising mixed shade tree saplings for development of shade for coffee.
(iii)Financial assistance in the form of subsidy for acquiring baby and construction of drying yards/drying trays to enhance the quality of coffee.
Providing financial support for marketing of coffee produced in North Eastern Region.
During the XI Plan period, the Coffee Board is implementing coffee development in the various tribal areas of Non Traditional areas covering Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh and district of Orissa and in different States of North Eastern Region. The coffee development in the tribal areas are oriented towards weaning them away from the / cultivation and socio economic up- of tribal growers through coffee cultivation. The Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), is the Nodal Agency of Andhra Pradesh government involved in the overall development of the Tribal Sector including the coffee development activities.
. , the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, in a written reply to a question in today.
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