Central Coffee Research Institution

Central Coffee Research Institution (CCRI) was set up in the year 1915 at Koppa laboratory with the view to combat leaf diseases of coffee plant. Later, the laboratory was transformed into a full fledged experimental station for countering problems and issues associated with coffee seeds, plants and cultivation.

Government of Mysore renamed the institute as 'Mysore Coffee Experimental Station' in 1925. The Coffee Board has handled operations of organised coffee operations since 1946.

Spread over an area of 130 hectares with a plantation area of 80.26 hectares, CCRI is the frontrunner coffee research institute in Asia. The plantation area comprises 51.32 hectares of Arabica and 28.94 hectares of Robusta coffee. Besides, the institute also comprises a nursery, roads, buildings and expansion lands.

The institution has a wide collection of germplasm and material imported from coffee growing nation such as Ethiopia. Lately, diversified crops like pepper and areca are also gaining popularity, whilst adding to the source of income of the institution.

CCRI also features a check dam for impounding the quantity of water. The farm infrastructure encompasses 4 drying yards, one check dam and two water tanks. Moreover, the advanced laboratory and a central library house a vast collection of books and periodicals on coffee and plantation of such crops.