Production of Coffee

The Coffee Board has been implementing through Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) several R&D programmes on coffee in collaboration with various International Institutions viz. Central Rusts Research Centre (CIFC), Portugal, CIRAD, Montpellier, France, Natural Resources Institute, UK. Coffee Board is also implementing a collaborative project with the World Coffee Research (WCR) organization at international level for improving Arabica coffee. The collaborative projects are aimed at evolving improved coffee varieties having resistance to major pest, diseases and drought and developing technologies for coffee production through improved soil health, management practices and eco-friendly measures.