The Karnataka Planters Association (KPA) and UPASI plans to hold its two-day coffee conference during November 14-15 in Bangalore.
According to Nishant R. Gurjer, Chairman, KPA, this year’s meet will focus on production and marketing robusta coffee. Two experts from Brazil — Romario Gava Ferrao, Genetics and Crop Improvement, Coordinator of the Coffee Programme of Espirito Santo, Brazil, will talk on “Robusta Coffee in Brazil — Technologies, Evolution and Challenges.”
The second presentation is by Arthur Santos Fiorott, director of Marketing and Quality at Conilon Brazil on “Marketing Programme and the Production of High Quality Robusta in Brazil — The Espirito Santo Case.”
Shirish Vijayendra, Convener, KPA Scientific Committee will give a detailed presentation on tour of coffee growing regions of Brazil and Colombia.
AL. RM. Nagappan, Chairman, UPASI Coffee Committee, and Peter Mathias, President, UPASI, and Jawaid Akhtar, Chairman, Coffee Board, will address the meet.