Global coffee meet to focus on exports

Our Commodities Bureau in Bangalore

To sustain and increase coffee exports through supportive measures at a time when the entire coffee industry is passing through a crisis, the Coffee Board and United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) are organising an international convention on Indian coffee - ‘India International Coffee Festival’—in Bangalore from Feb 15 to 17, 2002. The festival is aimed at creating and establish an image and identity for Indian coffee in global markets.

Further, Governor of Karnataka S Rama Devi launched the official website of India International Coffee Festival - www.iicf2002.com, which would provide information on variety of coffee products and various events to be held during the festival.

The website will also facilitate the prospective delegates from India and abroad to register online and also book the exhibition space.
It will eventually have a webpage on frequently asked questions, which arise through the year.

The India International Coffee Festival and exhibition would display a wide variety of rich Indian coffee, display an array of coffee processing machinery and retailing equipment.

It will also hold cupping sessions, international conference with theme sessions, buyer-seller meets along with cultural programmes.