COFFEE

Sept. 5, 2018

Union Minister for Commerce & Industry launched two technology initiatives for coffee stakeholders (1) Coffee Connect and (2) Coffee Krishi Tharanga.

Coffee Connect:

  • It is a mobile app for easing the work of field functionaries and to improve the work efficiency.

  • It simplifies the whole process of the field activities like digitization of Coffee Growers & Estates with Geo Tagging, collecting the Plantation details.

Coffee Krishi Tharanga:

  • It is a set of digital mobile extension services for providing customized information and services to increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability of coffee growers.

  • It is being pilot tested in the Chikmagalur and Hassan districts of Karnataka State covering 30,000 farmers during the first year and will be extended to remaining growers in a phased manner. NABARD has partly funded the Pilot project.

Source : PIB

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