Gonikoppal, Sep. 10: The European Union countries have allowed India to implement a deforestation restriction policy on coffee imported into the country until the end of June next year, which will also hit coffee exported from India in the coming days, said Karnataka Coffee Growers Federation Vice President K.K. Vishwanath.
He presented the topic at an agricultural workshop organized by the Kodagu district unit of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra auditorium in Gonikoppal.
Coffee is an export-oriented product in the country. More than 70 percent of the country's coffee is exported to 123 countries. Of these, the European Union is the main consumer. Now, coffee has been included under the deforestation policy that these countries intend to implement.
According to this regulation, to export coffee to the European Union, the land area or shape of the land area should be shared with them in the form of a 'polygon'. Then, considering this, they will import coffee to their country if it is approved by the rules they have implemented.
The domestic consumption of coffee in the country is lagging behind, and the main reason for this is the use of chicory. Currently, the ratio is 70 percent chicory and 30 percent coffee. If it is 30 percent and 70 percent, coffee will get more value from internal consumption. Most importantly, growers can get information about the changes happening in coffee cultivation at the international level on social media. He said that Uganda, Vietnam and Sri Lanka are strong competitors for India.
The convener of the Coffee National Beverage Movement, Machimada M. Ravindra, participated as the chief guest and spoke and said that pressure should be increased on the central government to make coffee the national beverage. Mainly, its use should be increased in the army and trains. This will not only increase the consumption of coffee. The demand will naturally increase. He opined that a movement should be held in this regard.
Mukkatheer Praveen Ayyappa, Kodagu District President of Karnataka Kisan Sangha, presided over the event and said that in the current situation, we have made an effort to provide the coffee growers with the necessary information about the current developments by organizing workshops to clear the confusion among the coffee growers regarding the fluctuation in coffee prices. He said that work will continue to be done to convey the topic of coffee from time to time. Coffee growers from different parts of Kodagu, as well as leaders of associations and organizations, participated in the agricultural workshop.
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