Madikeri: There is an increasing demand from coffee growers for a relief package in the budget to be presented by the State Government this year. The demands have grown after the Kerala Government increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw Robusta Coffee at Rs. 90 per kg in Wayanad district. For a 50 kg…
Ponnampet Forestry College Dean calls upon growers to maintain quality from estate to cuppa; 18th AGM of Kodagu Mahila Coffee Jagruthi Sangha held Madikeri: Coffee growers should give priority for cultivating tasty coffee naturally, said Ponnampet Forestry College Dean Dr. Cheppudira G. Kushalappa. He was speaking at the 18th Annual General Body meeting of Kodagu…
‘Market prices, erratic weather and increasing input costs making coffee cultivation unviable’ New Delhi: A delegation of coffee growers has demanded the Centre to implement schemes to revive the sector claiming that growers were facing a number of challenges including price crash, fall in production and increasing cost of production. During a pre-budget meeting with…
Giant African land snails invade coffee estates in Kodagu; Coffee Board comes to growers’ rescue By Arathi Menon As monsoon clouds delayed their presence over the verdant hills of Kodagu in June this year, coffee planters of North Kodagu were caught in a bizarre tussle of apprehension and relief. A delayed monsoon is never good…
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal orders constitution of Committee Madikeri: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has issued directions to constitute a Special Committee for guaranteeing more powers to Coffee Board Chairman to address the issues faced by coffee planters. He issued an order to form a Special Task Force…
Madikeri: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will chair a meeting on coffee planters issues at the Parliament Bhavan in New Delhi tomorrow (July 23). The Karnataka Coffee Planters Federation President U.M. Theerthamallesh said that he will represent the coffee planters of Karnataka at tomorrow’s meeting. Pointing out that the meeting has been organised following representations…
Bengaluru: 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…
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