Coffee Planters

Karnataka's coffee planters disappointed with Budget over tax issue

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

Nestle to invest $1 billion towards sustainable coffee farming plan

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

Little evidence coffee firms' sustainability efforts have impact: Report

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

Heat, low prices hit Kenya's coffee crop; farmers shift to banana, avocado

Kenya's coffee production is tumbling - the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts the 2019/20 harvest will hit a 57-year low.

Karnataka planters say Coffee Board output forecast inflated

The Board's estimate for Karnataka is 251,760 tonnes, from 221,745 tonnes last year