DIMAPUR, Feb. 17 -- With the resurgence of coffee farming in Nagaland, coffee roasting machines were launched and distributed to the farmers by the land resources department at the directorate of land resources in Kohima on Friday to boost coffee production in the state.

Altogether seven beneficiaries from different districts of the state were handed over the machines, funded by the North Eastern Council (NEC), at the programme.

Addressing the programme, adviser to the land resources department G Ikuto Zhimomi said though coffee farming was introduced in Nagaland way back in 1970s, it faced discontinuation in late 1990s but was reintroduced by the land resources department in 2014. He lauded the department for its efforts to revive coff...