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Eluru territory volition big a two-day State-level Cocoa Conclave–2026 connected January 30 and 31, 2026, with the nonsubjective of promoting expansion, development, and worth summation of cocoa cultivation successful Andhra Pradesh, District Horticulture Officer Saja Naik said connected Tuesday (January 27).
In a property release, the serviceman said that the conclave volition statesman astatine 9 a.m. connected January 30 astatine Balaji Gardens Function Hall connected Chintalapudi Road successful Eluru and volition proceed till January 31.
The conclave volition diagnostic extended discussions connected cardinal issues related to cocoa farming, including enlargement of cocoa cultivation, prime standards, processing and worth addition, stakeholder information successful cocoa development, adept guidance for farmers, adoption of modern cultivation practices and precocious technologies, improving productivity and quality, and establishing planetary selling linkages.
The lawsuit volition beryllium attended by directors and heads of national-level institutions nether the Horticulture Department, on with representatives from starring probe and improvement organisations specified arsenic the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Directorate of Cashew and Cocoa Development (DCCD), National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management–Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T), Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), CAMPCO, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Dr YSR Horticultural University (YSRHU), and Centres of Excellence (CoE). Representatives of salient nationalised banks are besides expected to participate.
Cocoa farmers, progressive growers, and investors successful cocoa processing units volition instrumentality portion successful the State-level conclave. Mr. Saja Naik appealed to cocoa farmers, entrepreneurs, and different stakeholders to actively enactment and marque the conclave a success.
