Kodagu & Chikmagalur RCFs constituted to strengthen research on coffee

The Coffee Board has included enterprising and eminent growers along with associations in its Regional Consultative Forums (RCFs) in order to strengthen research on coffee.

Jawaid Akhtar, Chairman, Coffee Board, told Business Line that these RCFs have been formed covering all the major coffee growing regions in the country.

Following have been nominated for regional consultative forum for Kodagu district of Karnataka.

Enterprising/ Eminent Coffee Growers – N Bose Mandanna, Subramanya Estate, Suntikoppa, Gautham Basappa, Madapura B Estate, Madapura, Sampath, Senior General Manager, Tata Coffee Ltd. Pollibetta, B.B.Chengappa, Palthope Estate, Srimangala, B.D.Manjunath, Manasavana Estate, Kumboor, Madapura post, S.B.Jayaraj, Panya Estate, Suntikoppa, N.M.Subbanna, Yelneergundi Estate, Sanivarasanthe, P.D.Khalista, Flora Estate, Abbur village, Somwarpet taluk, P.S.Subramani, Sajjan Estate, Kothur village and Post, Near Ponnampet, A Ponnappa, Group Manager, M/s BBTC Ltd., Sidapur.

Scientists/ Experts in the field of agriculture - Director, Central Horticulture experimentation station Chettalli, Associate Director, College of Forestry, Ponnampet, Deputy Director, Cardamom Research Station, IISR, Appangala and Joint Director (Horticulture), Govertment of Karnataka, Madikeri.

Growers Associations - president, Coorg Planters Association, Madikeri, Representative of KGF Kodagu District, President, Kodagu District Small Growers Association, Siddapur.

Invitees - Chairman, Coffee Board – Permanent Invitee, Board Members from Coorg district and Director of Research, CCRI

Convener and Deputy Director -Research, CRSS, Chettalli.

For the Regional Consultative Forum for Chikmagalur & Hassan districts following are the members nominated.

Enterprising / Eminent Coffee Growers - H.B.Rajagopal, Kerehucklu Estate, Balehonnur, H.M.Deepak, Kanachur Estate, Hanthur PO, Mudigere taluk, Dr Anand Titus Pereira, Kirehalli Estate, Sundakere post, Saklespur, H.T.Mohan Kumar, Dimbada Estate, Hurudi post, Saklespur taluk, Ashok Kurian, MD, Balanoor Plantations & Industries, Bangalore, Dr M S Sreenivasan, Advisor, M/s.ABC Plantations, Mudigere, The General Manager, IBC Group of Estates, Saklespur, B.M.Mohan Kumar, Malleswara Estate, Balupet, Saklespur taluk, Ajay Thippaiah, Kerehaklu Estate, Aldur, Tousif Ali, Coffee Planter, Aldur.

Representative of Growers Associations - Chairman, Karnataka Planters Association, Chikmagalur, President, Karnataka Growers Federation, Saklespur, President, Hassan District Planters Association, Saklespur

Scientists/ Experts in the field of Agriculture - Associate Director, Zonal Agril.Res.Stn. (UASH, Shimoga) Mudigere, Dy.Director, Regional Spice Res. Stn., Donigal, Saklespur, Jt.Director (Horticulture), Govt. of Karnataka, Chikmagalur,

Invitees - Chairman, Coffee Board – Permanent Invitee, Board Members of Chikmagalur & Hassan districts, Director of Research, CCRI

Convener, Joint Director (Research), CCRI and all Divisional Heads of Research Dept. and JDE, Hassan, DDE, Hassan & DDE, Chikmagalur will attend to the RCF meetings to be held at CCRI and make presentation of their findings.

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