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The Coffee Board of India is an autonomous body, functioning
under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
The Board serves as a friend, philosopher and guide of the coffee
industry in India. Set up under an Act of the Parliament of India
in the year 1942, the Board focuses on research, development,
extension, quality upgradation, market information, and the domestic
and external promotion of Indian coffee.
Till 1995, the Coffee Board had a monopolistic control over the
marketing of coffee in India. However, the winds of liberalization
swept the Indian coffee industry and since 1995, marketing of
coffee is strictly a private sector activity. In fact the Coffee
Board went through a massive down- sizing and two- thirds of its
employees were retired under a voluntary retirement scheme.
The Coffee Board conducts basic and applied research on coffee
and can boast of 75 glorious years in coffee research. The Central
Coffee Research Institute in the Chickmagalur district, Karnataka
State has been in the forefront of coffee research over the years
and continues to remain one of the premier institutes of the world
as far as coffee research is concerned.
The Research Department publishes various journals and periodicals.
It also offers various services to growers and exporters.
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The Board also has a vast extension network spread over the three
main producing states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, as
well as in the non-traditional areas of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
and the seven North-eastern states. The extension set up provides
the day- to- day link with the grower community and this wing
facilitates the transfer of technology from lab to land.
The Board also encourages the consumption of coffee in India
and abroad. Towards this end, the Board participates in food and
Beverage exhibitions abroad. The Board also runs 14 India Coffee
Houses in the country. The India Coffee House brand of coffee
powder is well known in India for its quality and aroma.
The Board has for long years worked on the quality of Indian
coffee. The Board runs two quality control laboratories in Bangalore
and Hassan, which control and advise the industry on quality issues.
The labs are equipped with the best roasting and brewing machines.
The best cup- tasters and quality evaluators keep a strict vigil
on the pre and post harvest processes with a view to ensure that
the quality of Indian coffee is maintained.
Economic & Market Intelligence Unit
The Board has an Economic & Market Intelligence Unit functioning
from its head office at Bangalore. The unit undertakes various
activities related to market information & intelligence, market
research studies, crop forecasting and coffee economics aspects.
The unit also undertakes studies on research related to the coffee
trade including WTO issues. Notable publications include the daily
market intelligence report, a comprehensive database on coffee
(Bimonthly) and market intelligence report (Quarterly). The periodical
reports that are already completed included Coffee Consumption
in Urban India 2001 and Coffee Consumption in India 2003. The
unit is currently coordinates a study on logistics and competitiveness
of coffee producing countries (India, Vietnam & Brazil) and
a manual on coffee retailing. The unit also in the process of
implementing a project on price risk management for coffee growers.
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