Coffee Research Institute to unveil centenary emblem and motto tomorrow
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.
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