Considering the potential and scope for development, the Indian Coffee Board and Integrated Tribal Development Agency have also stepped in. Both the agencies have pledged Rs 76 crore for coffee cultivation in the Araku region in the next five years. Union Minister for Commerce Jairam Ramesh has given Rs 1 crore from his MPLADS fund to set up two other coffee processing plants in nearby areas.
The Naandi Foundation and Coffee Board, which is working in four areas of Araku and Paderu at present, plan to take it to 11 other regions in the next six months.