Coffees of Nagaland Mission: ₹175 Crore Outlay

Key facts

• Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia launched the ₹175-crore "Coffees of Nagaland" mission to transform Nagaland into a premium specialty coffee destination.
• The initiative is led by the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (MDoNER) and adopts a cluster-based Coffee Value Chain Development approach.
• Two pilot coffee clusters have been identified: Tuophema village in Kohima district for Arabica coffee and Ghotovi village in Niuland district for Robusta coffee.
• The mission integrates plantation development, post-harvest processing, branding, exports, tourism, and capacity building to build a globally competitive coffee ecosystem.
• The initiative envisions creating "Brand North East – Coffees of Nagaland" by incorporating organic certification, GI tagging, digital traceability, and coffee farm stays.