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Coffee Ecosystem and Significance of Wetlands

April 29, 2021 by Dr. Anand Titus and Geeta N. Pereira

Coffee Ecosystem and Significance of Wetlands

This article focuses on wetlands, recognized globally as the world’s most economically valuable ecosystems and essential regulators, to mitigate global warming. They are diverse in terms of habitat, biota, distribution, functions and uses. Wetlands are critical to our natural environment as they provide habitat to birds and animals; mitigate the impact of floods; and improve […]

Water Use Efficiency for Robusta Coffee

September 1, 2017 by Dr. Anand Titus and Geeta N. Pereira

Water Use Efficiency for Robusta Coffee

Coffee, being an evergreen bush, requires a high regime of soil moisture during the dry months. In India, coffee usually encounters four to five months of dry spell in a year. The Robusta variety of coffee is more susceptible to drought and needs irrigation to sustain itself compared to the Arabica’s. The rainfall inside the […]

State of the Art Energy Efficient Sprinkler Systems

April 29, 2012 by Dr. Anand Titus and Geeta N. Pereira

State of the Art Energy Efficient Sprinkler Systems

This article on sprinkler irrigation is specially written to empower and stimulate the imagination of the world’s farming community in helping them realize that “WINNING IS ONLY A STATE OF MIND”. The article provides a glimpse to enable farmers to think globally and provide in house solutions, so that they are competitive worldwide. The 26th […]

Rainguns – The Future of Sprinkler Irrigation

January 1, 2008 by Dr. Anand Titus and Geeta N. Pereira

Rainguns – The Future of Sprinkler Irrigation

Dr.Anand Titus Pereira is a Technical Consultant to Canara Bank. (A Government of India enterprise). The information in this article is not biased toward any single product or manufacturer! Readers are requested to refer the article THE FINE ART OF IRRIGATION IN ROBUSTA ( C. canephora) COFFEE PLANTATIONS and PHYSIOLOGY OF COFFEE FLOWERING for a […]

Rain Water Harvesting in a Robusta Farm

March 1, 2006 by Rev Fr John Texeira

Rain Water Harvesting in a Robusta Farm

Every one is aware of the scarcity of rain water. The media has been giving enough publicity to encourage rain water harvesting.

The Fine Art of Irrigation in Robusta Coffee Plantations

September 1, 2005 by Dr. Anand Titus and Geeta N. Pereira

The Fine Art of Irrigation in Robusta Coffee Plantations

Readers are requested to refer the article PHYSIOLOGY OF COFFEE FLOWERING for a better understanding of the present article. Coffee is an EVERGREEN perennial plant and has a curious origin in India. In the 17th century, saint Baba Budan, planted seven coffee seeds on the elevated hills of BabaBudan in Chickmagalore District of Karnataka (India). […]

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