Coffee Board Chairman calls on Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo

Bhubaneswar(05/03/2025): Coffee Board Chairman MJ Dinesh met Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment, Energy Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo at his office in Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar and discussed on various issues.
On this occasion, Principal Secretary to the Agriculture Department Dr.Arabinda Kumar Padhee was present and gave his thoughtful opinion. Various flavors 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 in 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 Singhdeo about the steps being taken to increase the market connectivity and production of these.
Singhdeo 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 Singhdeo. 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.