Farmers receive guidance from Tea Specialist
Raipur, 18 July 2023//
Jashpur district is full of natural beauty and has immense tourism potential. The climate and soil found here are suitable for tea and coffee cultivation. The district administration promotes the cultivation of fruits, flowers, and spices, along with tea and coffee. Besides paddy cultivation, district farmers also cultivate spices and seasonal crops. In collaboration with the district administration, farmers are provided technical training and facilitated visits to states such as Assam, Kolkata, and Darjeeling. The objective behind these initiatives is to expose them to advanced techniques employed in tea and coffee cultivation. This has benefited 72 farmer families and employed more than 1000 labourers in the Jashpur district.
Nearly 3 lakh 58 thousand 500 tea saplings are planted on about 95 acres of private land of farmers under MGNREGA and departmental scheme DMF, under the expansion of tea cultivation areas in village Chhichli (A) of the Bagicha development block and village Kerakona of the Manora development block. Tea Specialist visits farmers’ fields and guides them about advancing technologies used in tea cultivation. This has increased local farmers’ interest in tea cultivation. The district administration has also prepared an action plan for planting tea saplings on 100 acres of agricultural land.
