Home to the Coffee Board's Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), in Chikmagalur district.
Balehonnur, in Chikmagalur district, is the site of the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), the Coffee Board's main research station. Its research covers agronomy, soil science, botany, entomology, plant physiology, biotechnology and post-harvest technology, and it runs a training unit for foreign coffee professionals.
Field notes
- i
Coffee research here traces to the Mysore Coffee Experimental Station of 1925, which the Coffee Board took over in 1946 and renamed the Central Coffee Research Institute.
Elsewhere in Chikmagalur
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Indian Coffee Regions · Coffee Geography Magazine
- Coffee production in India · Wikimedia Foundation
- Research | Coffee Board of India · Coffee Board of India