Mysore/Mysuru: The Kodagu Samrakshana Vedike raised serious concerns about the Robusta coffee growers being deprived of fair market prices, aligning with international standards. The Vedike members called on Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Pramoda Devi Wadiyar in Mysuru yesterday and discussed the pressing challenges faced by coffee growers in the region. The delegation…
Deal honestly with coffee growers and Bagar Hukum farmers
February 23, 2024By K.B. Ganapathy, Sr. Journalist Mysore/Mysuru: It is obvious when this subject of coffee growers and Bagar Hukum was discussed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly yesterday by the honourable members and the mention was made of Form 50, 53, 57 relating to the years of 1991, 1999 and 2018, one could assume that a large…
Growers will get crop loss relief: Coffee Board CEO 33 percent loss estimated; Interim report to be submitted to Government
November 25, 2021Somwarpet: 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…
Coffee Board holds video-conference with DCs of coffee-growing districts
November 21, 2021Madikeri: With coffee growers in dire straits due to the vagaries of nature and crop loss, Coffee Board Secretary K.G. Jagadeesha held a video-conference with Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of coffee-growing districts of Kodagu, Hassan and Chikkamagalur on Thursday. During the video-conference, Jagadish directed the Board authorities to submit details regarding the area of crop loss,…
Trouble brewing for Kodagu coffee growers
February 19, 2019Natural disaster, less production, lack of good pricing and disease spread worry growers Madikeri: Excess rainfall which devastated the lives of the Kodagu population last year, has also caused huge loss to coffee as well as pepper plantation in the district as the coffee crop is likely to drop during 2018-2019 in the State as…
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