COFFEE CULTIVATION GUIDE - Coffee Board of India

Sri.G.V.Krishna Rau, I.A.S
Chairman, Coffee Board
Foreword
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No.1 Dr.Ambedkar veedhi
Bangalore-560 001
Central coffee Research Institute and Extension wing of Coffee Board have brought
out many publications covering the various technological aspects of coffee cultivation
for use by coffee growers. In order to maintain the coffee estates in good condition
and to increase the production and productivity, it is very important to follow and
adopt the improved technologies like use of improved high yielding plant varieties,
soil conservation and fertility maintenance, efficient use of agrochemicals and
fertilizers, plant training, irrigation, shade management, post harvest processing,
integrated pest and disease management practices. Coffee being a perennial crop, it is
necessary that the plants have to be taken care off in a timely manner by attending all
the cultural and maintenance operations. The production and productivity of coffee in
India has registered phenomenal growth over the years, but there is still a wide gap
between the potential and the actual. Concerted effort of growers and
Research/Extension workers is the need of the hour especially during the regime of
changing environmental conditions to narrow down this gap so that improved
production and productivity could be achieved at lower input costs. Research and
Extension wings of the Coffee Board have played important role in transferring the
improved coffee cultivation techniques to the growers. Keeping in view the actual
needs of the growers, this coffee cultivation guide book has been brought out for the
use of coffee growers in the South-West monsoon areas which details the latest
technologies and their uses. I wish that this hand book will be of immense help to
growers. I congratulate all the Research and Extension officers who have put in very
valuable efforts in bringing out this hand book.
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