Somwarpet: The Coffee Board and the State Government are committed to provide relief to coffee growers in the three districts of Kodagu, Chikkamagalur and Hassan who are in dire straits unable to harvest their crops due to incessant rains, decay and disease, said Coffee Board CEO and Secretary Dr. K.G. Jagadeesh. He has been touring…
Appointed as new Secretary of Coffee Board
July 5, 2020Bengaluru: A.S. Naveen Kushalappa, an IRS (Indian Revenue Services) Grade Officer, who is presently working as the Joint Development Commissioner (JDC) for Cochin Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Bengaluru, under the Department of Commerce, is given an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Coffee Board, Bengaluru. As per the orders issued by the Government, he…
Coffee Board courts cat poop controversy
May 23, 2019Issues notice to producer of Civet Cat Coffee in Kodagu; files Police complaint Plaint closed as there is no evidence of cats being reared and tortured for poop Mysuru: The Coffee Board has issued notice to Coorg Consolidated Commodities regarding what it calls ‘unauthorised sale of Civet Coffee’. The notice has been issued by Deputy…
Flood damage may slash India’s coffee output by 20%
August 25, 2018Bengaluru: India’s coffee production in 2018/19 is likely to fall by at least one-fifth from a year ago as floods in Kodagu and Kerala have damaged most of the cultivating areas. This will delay exports too, industry officials said. Some of the worst flooding in India in a century killed hundreds of people in Kerala…
Coffee Board launches soil testing centre at Gonikoppal
December 28, 2017Mysuru: Thousands of farmers in South Kodagu now look forward to better yield as Gonikoppal gets a new digital soil testing centre. The Coffee Board launched the testing centre last week following demands of farmers and growers. Earlier, farmers of Virajpet taluk had to travel 50 to 70 kms to give soil for testing centres…
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