Coffee Board to collaborate with ISRO to develop climate-resistant varieties

India exports about two-thirds of the three lakh tonnes of coffee produced in the country K_R_DEEPAK

To assess carbon sequestration potential of the crop, which can help growers command premium in markets like Europe

In what could provide a fresh impetus to the research activities in the country’s coffee sector, State-run Coffee Board is planning to focus on developing new varieties that will be resistant to the changing climatic patterns.

Coffee growers in the country have been facing the brunt of changing climatic patterns in kodagu.

source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com / Business Line / Home> Agri Business / by Vishwanath Kulkarni / Bengaluru – July 07th, 2022

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