Coffee Board of India

The Coffee Board of India is an autonomous organisation managed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India to promote coffee production in India.

The head office of the Coffee Board is situated in Bangalore.

History
The Coffee Board of India was established by an act of Parliament in 1942. Until 1995 the Coffee Board marketed the coffee of a pooled supply. Later, coffee marketing became a private-sector activity due to the economic liberalisation in India.

The Coffee Board's traditional duties included


 * promotion of sale, consumption of coffee in India and abroad
 * conducting coffee research
 * financial assistance to establish small coffee growers
 * safeguarding working conditions for laborers
 * managing the surplus pool of unsold coffee.