Agricultural officers and representatives from the North Eastern Council have conducted a comprehensive review of the ongoing expansion of high-altitude Arabica coffee plantations across Mizoram's highland districts. The initiative is focusing on scaling up operations in areas such as Champhai, Serchhip, and Mamit, where optimal elevations between 800 and 2,000 meters provide ideal conditions for the crop as detailed in the News on Air report.
To ensure commercial viability, technical support programs are currently providing training to rural farming cooperatives.
These initiatives cover essential post-harvest practices including eco-friendly processing, wet-milling, and modern packaging techniques with support from the Coffee Board of India under the
Agriculture Department of Mizoram. This infrastructure development is intended to assist growers in transitioning from subsistence farming to high-value production.
The initiative aims to bridge the gap between hill growers and premium domestic and international specialty coffee markets.
The Coffee Development Programme continues to facilitate this growth by providing a 50 percent subsidy on unit costs as outlined in the
MyScheme portal, aiming to establish coffee as a significant economic pillar in the region.
