Coffee planters in Karnataka are unhappy with the Budget as the Central government has not fulfilled their demand of complete exemption from tax on sales of coffee in different forms
The new plan builds on a previous coffee-sustainability effort that started 12 years ago involving around 100,000 farmers; the goal is to double that in the coming years
There is little evidence efforts by the world's top coffee roasters to prevent human rights and environmental abuses are having any impact, with most farmers operating at a loss, a coffee report said
