BANGALORE – The fifth edition of India International Coffee Festival (IICF) – 2014 will take place in Bangalore from January 21-25. About 300 delegates from major coffee growing and coffee consumption countries are to participate in IICF 2013.
Organised by the India Coffee Trust and the Coffee Board of India, the event is meant to facilitate interaction between coffee growers, exporters and manufacturers of machineries used in coffee sector. The Festival will also deal with emerging trends in domestic coffee consumption.
According to the Coffee Board “The IICF 2014 will be all about in depth discussion on the latest in coffee market and retailing in India, on the cutting edge developments in coffee technology relevant to the Indian scenario with papers and demonstrations by world renowned experts.”
The IICF 2014 comprises conference and exhibition on the coffee sector. The conference aims to capture the changes taking place in the coffee sector and will discuss current trends related to production as well as take a close look at the prevailing market scenario. It will focus on issues such as changing role of Arabica and Robusta, health aspects of coffee, innovative and alternate channels of coffee delivery to consumer among others.
It will also lay stress on the changing patterns of coffee production including farm mechanisation, discuss parameters of good coffee and take a close look at sustainable production methods including prudent water management, the Board said.
The Expo of IICF will showcase latest technologies, new products and services and new coffees and blends.
There will be workshops on processing, brewing, roasting, espresso making, cooking with coffee, art on silk and coffee entrepreneurship.
Sources: Business Line, Business Standard, Coffee Board of India
