Details of Research on-going during the period from April 2024 to January 2026
| Sl. No | Branch/Discipline/Area of Research | Description of the Research Projects | Year in which Planned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Collaboration with World Coffee Research-WCR-International Multi Location Variety Trial | Evaluation of 28 Arabica coffee varieties in India as Multilocation Variety Trial (IMLVT) | Ongoing since 2014 |
| 2. | Introduction and evaluation of new Robusta coffee varieties of Nestle R & D, Tours, France | Evaluation of six Robusta varieties and one Arabica variety developed by Nestle, R & D, Tours, France, in coffee growing regions of India | Ongoing since 2018 |
| 3 | DUS Center for Coffee (Sponsored by PPV FRA) | DUS testing Center for Coffee and Maintenance of reference varieties in DUS Plot during March 2023 | Ongoing since 2023 |
| 4 | Global Coffee Breeding Network - INNOVEA Project: Collaboration with World Coffee Research-WCR-IMLVT | To take forward the leads obtained in WCR-IMLVT program towards development of new coffee varieties, the WCR formulated the 'Global Coffee Breeding Network' known as 'INNOVEA project' as an extension of IMLVT | Ongoing since 2023 |
Externally funded projects of Agronomy Division (period from April 2020 to March 2026)
| Sr. No | Name of the Research Project | MoUs Executed Between CCRI and National & International Institutes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Standardization of Fertigation Technique in Robusta coffee (cv. S. 274) | Jain Irrigation Pvt. Ltd., Jalgaon, Maharashtra |
| 2. | Geo-spatial Inventory of Coffee Plantations at National Level (GEO-CUP) | Regional Remote Sensing Centre - South, National Remote Sensing, ISRO, Govt. of India, Bangalore |
| 3. | Capacity Building Program for Fair-Trade Coffee Farmers through the Establishment of Demo Plots and Demonstration of Best Cultivation Practices towards Yield Improvement under the Coffee Development Plan (CDP) | Fair Trade - Network of Asia & Pacific Producers |
| Sr. No | Name of the Project | Date and Period Upto | Funding Agency and Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Capacity Building Programs for Coffee Farmers of Kodagu Region in India through Training on Best Cultivation Practices towards Sustainability under the Coffee Development Plan (CDP) | From 2024 to 2026 | M/s. Sucden Coffee India Ltd and Coffee Board |
| Sl. No | Collaborative Project Title | Collaborating Partners | Date of MoU and Period Upto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Estimation of CO2 fluxes from the shaded coffee ecosystem in CCRI, Chikkamagaluru | CCRI and NRSC, ISRO, Department of Space, Balanagar, Hyderabad | 21.07.2023, Upto five years |
| Sl. No | Project Title | Collaborative Institute | Year of Initiation | Year of Completion | MoU Executed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impact of honeybees on coffee production and quality improvement | National Bee Board, New Delhi | 2022 | March, 2026 | Externally funded by National Bee Board, New Delhi (Rs. 15,20,000). MoU not executed |
| 2 | Studies on the chemical ecology of CWSB | ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru | 2024 | Ongoing | The MoU has not been executed and the project is being carried out under mutual concerns to utilize the resources and laboratory facilities |
| 3 | Management of coffee white stem borer through novel physical methods using pulsed electromagnetic field-reg. | Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) | 2024 | Ongoing | The MoU has not been executed and the project is being carried out under mutual concerns to utilize the resources and laboratory facilities |
| 4 | Studies on the improvement of trapping technology for Shot Hole Borer | ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR), Bengaluru | 2024 | Ongoing | The MoU has not been executed, and the project is being carried out under mutual concerns to utilize the resources and laboratory facilities |
| 5 | Screening of coffee germplasm for the sources of pest tolerance | IISc - Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | 2024 | Ongoing | The MoU has not been executed and the project is being carried out under mutual concerns to utilise the resources and laboratory facilities |
| Sl. No | Collaborative Project Title | Period | Collaborating Partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design and Development of Coffee Harvesting Machine | Sep 2022 to March 2026 | Coffee Board of India and IIT Roorkee |
| 2 | Development of Mechanical Coffee Harvester | October 2024 to Sep 2026 | Coffee Board of India and ICAR–CIAE, Bhopal |
| 3 | Training of Coffee Producers in India on Quality Improvement of Coffee Beans and Value Addition – Coffee Development Programme (CDP) | Nov. 2022 to Dec. 2025 | Network of Asia Pacific Producers – Fairtrade Organization and Coffee Board of India |
| 4 | Science, Technology & Innovation (SIT) Hub for SC-ST Coffee Growers in Mudigere/Virajpet/BR Hills Taluks of Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu and Chamrajpete Districts of Karnataka | 2025 to 2028 | Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi and Coffee Board of India |