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Time of India
18-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Coffee Research Institute aims to focus on scientific research
Chikkamagaluru: At a time when one of India's prime institutions, the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), Balehonnur, is preparing for its centenary celebration, it adopted the motto India's Coffee Surge from Seven Seeds to Seven Lakh Tons. The centenary ceremony will be celebrated in Nov. The centenary celebration logo and theme were unveiled on Friday. Speaking after unveiling the logo, the Coffee Board chairman MJ Dinesh said that in anticipation of India's 100th year of Independence in 2047, the Coffee Board's primary goal is to achieve a leap from seven seeds to 7 lakh tons by 2047. As part of the centenary celebrations in Nov, the Central Coffee Research Institute in Balehonnur will release a new disease-resistant coffee variety, he said. The institute aims to focus on scientific research, farmer participation, and market expansion. Farmers participating in this initiative can benefit significantly, he noted. There is also an aim to enhance coffee value addition, which involves increasing production and reducing maintenance costs, ultimately securing better prices in the domestic market. Training on a diploma in marketing management is being offered at the research centre, he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Better hearing starts here Amplifon Book Now Undo Celebrating its centenary year, CCRI has launched its logo and motto through a scientific movement. Karnataka's coffee has its own history and culture, which needs to be passed on to future generations. To benefit coffee growers, the coffee museum is being renovated and rededicated. Coffee Board secretary M Kurma Rao highlighted that the Balehonnur Coffee Research Centre is a world-class research institution. Sixteen coffee varieties have been developed there, with Chandragiri being the most popular. It is everyone's responsibility to carry this variety forward for the next hundred years while increasing production with quality, he stated. Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Kota Shrinivasa Poojary mentioned discussions in Parliament to exempt coffee cultivation from the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI). He met with commerce minister Piyush Goyal about this complex issue. After meeting finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a temporary solution was devised to direct banks to halt forced loan recoveries and extend repayment arrangements for six months. Out of 800 indebted coffee growers, 500 settled their loans through a one-time settlement, while 300 are awaiting legislative relief. Discussions with ministers on this matter have taken place, he said. CCRI research division director M Senthil Kumar, Air Deccan founder and progressive coffee grower Capt GR Gopinath, Kodagu Growers Association president A Nanda Belliappa, All India Coffee Curers Association president AN Devaraj, Odisha Coffee Growers Association's Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, Indian Coffee Marketing Cooperative Society president AA Shiva, Karnataka Growers Federation president HB Shivanna, and others were present.
Business Recorder
18-07-2025
- Climate
- Business Recorder
Unicef alarmed by severe monsoon rains, floods
ISLAMABAD: Unicef said on Thursday that it is deeply alarmed and concerned by the severe monsoon rains and floods sweeping across Pakistan, which have claimed the lives of 85 children since 26 June and injured 162 more. In the past 24 hours alone, 22 children have died in Punjab, mostly from their houses collapsing under relentless heavy rains. In a statement issued here, Unicef said record-breaking heat of 48.5 °C has accelerated glacial melt in northern Pakistan, causing flash floods. Torrential rains have now triggered an emergency in Punjab and wreaked havoc in other parts of the country. As monsoon rains continue and waters rise, children face life-threatening risks from drowning and collapsing homes to spikes in waterborne diseases and electrocution. Climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and destructive, with children paying the heaviest price. According to UNICEF's Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI), children in Pakistan face extremely high risk from climate change, with Pakistan ranking 14th out of 163 countries. Unicef is coordinating closely with the government and partners and stands ready to respond with pre-positioned emergency supplies for health, nutrition, safe water and hygiene to meet the most immediate needs of children and families. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Hans India
17-07-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Coffee Research Institute to unveil centenary emblem and motto tomorrow
Chikkamagaluru: As it enters its centenary year, the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) is preparing for a series of celebratory events, beginning with the unveiling of its Centenary Emblem and Motto on July 18 at 10 am at the Coffee Board Extension Office in Chikkamagaluru. The event, organised jointly by the Coffee Board of India and the Central Coffee Research Institute, Balehonnur, will also feature the launch of Coffee Yatra Vastu Pradarshana 2.0, a thematic coffee exhibition tracing the crop's history, research, and contribution to the Indian economy. Representatives and stakeholders from across India's coffee-growing regions have been invited. Among the key guests are Capt. G.R. Gopinath, founder of Air Deccan and a progressive coffee grower, and Kota Srinivas Poojary, MP from Chikkamagaluru-Udupi and member of the Coffee Board. Notable tribal coffee entrepreneurs Vanatala Sandhya and Korra Savitri will also be present. Several coffee industry leaders will participate as special invitees, including K. Mathew Abraham (President, South India Joint Growers' Association), A. Nanda Belyappa (President, Kodagu Growers' Association), and Ramesh Raj (President, Coffee Exporters' Association). Presidents of grower associations from Kerala, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Shevaroys, along with office-bearers of the Coffee Curers' Association, Specialty Coffee Association of India, and Coffee Roasters' Association, are also expected to attend.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Three Arabica coffee varieties ready for multi-location trial
Mysuru: On the occasion of the 100th-year celebration of the Central Coffee Research Institute, Chikkamagaluru, scheduled for Oct 2025, three Arabica varieties, namely S 5085, S 5086, and S 5059, are set to be released for multi- location trial (MLT), and the S 4595 variety is to be released for planters' use. All these four varieties were developed at the institute. According to M Senthil Kumar, director of research, CCRI, Coffee Board, these are the F1 hybrid varieties. F1 hybrids refer to first-generation offspring resulting from a cross between two genetically distinct parent varieties. The S 4595 variety, known for its tolerance to the stem borer, is now available for use by planters. The white stem borer (Xylotrechus quadripes) represents a major pest that impacts Coffea Arabica (Arabica coffee) in Karnataka, where around 70% of the nation's coffee is cultivated. This pest constitutes a significant risk to coffee plantations, especially in the coffee belt of the state, which includes Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, and Hassan, owing to its damaging lifecycle and the favourable agro-climatic conditions present in Karnataka. S 5059, which is an improved HDT-Catuai line with enhanced rust tolerance and yield; S 5085, which is an improved Chandragiri line with enhanced rust tolerance and yield, and S 5086, which is another improved Chandragiri line with enhanced rust tolerance and yield, are ready for the MLT. These varieties are already planted in arabica growing areas of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka as part of the MLT. The CCRI invited names for these new varieties. The CCRI is looking forward to authentic names reflecting Indian coffee quality, tradition and innovation, regional (showcasing place and culture), simple and short, which are easy to say and recollecting 100 years of CCRI. June 30 is the last date for the nominations.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Who will be the next president of CCRI?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The search for the next president of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is down to two finalists. There were 44 applicants for the top job, and now it's between interim CCRI President Rosemary Costigan and Christopher Reber, the president of Hudson County Community College in New Jersey. In the video above, Boston Globe columnist Dan McGowan joined Kait Walsh on 12 News This Morning to break down the story. Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
