Tag: Coffee planters

Wild elephant kills coffee planter in Kodagu
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Wild elephant kills coffee planter in Kodagu

March 24, 2024

Madikeri: A coffee planter was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Naladi in Kakkabe Gram Panchayat (GP) limits in the early hours of yesterday. The tragedy came to light when the pet dog returned home alone. The deceased has been identified as Kambeyanda Raja Devaiah (59), a resident of Naladi village. He leaves…

Special package urged for coffee industry to survive
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Special package urged for coffee industry to survive

March 1, 2021

Madikeri: Coffee planters in Kodagu are still suffering from the effects of incessant rainfall and landslides of August 2018 and 2019 that resulted in loss of topsoil, crops and yield. Apart from low yield, spotty summer showers, planters are also facing an acute shortage of labour to pluck beans as most of workers that come…

MP Pratap Simha raises coffee planters issues in Parliament
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MP Pratap Simha raises coffee planters issues in Parliament

September 26, 2020

New Delhi: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha raised the issue of the multiple problems faced by coffee planters in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Explaining the plight of coffee growers threadbare in Parliament, Pratap Simha urged the Government to waive off interest on coffee planter loans.  Pointing out that Karnataka accounts for 70 percent…

Coffee planters cautioned against engaging labours from Kerala
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Coffee planters cautioned against engaging labours from Kerala

February 5, 2020

Madikeri: Following third Novel Coronavirus (nCOV) case reported in Kerala, the Kodagu District Administration has warned planters against engaging labours from neighbouring State for coffee picking season which is on now. Authorities have asked coffee planters not to send their workers to Kerala or bring new workers to their plantations till Feb. 15. Kodagu shares…

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