Nov 22 2024 to Nov 22 2024 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Imagine a world with no coffee! Scientists say that by 2050, your favourite brew could very likely go extinct from changing climate – or at the very least leave you with an unpleasant taste in your cup!

Join us for an insightful panel discussion followed by an interactive audiovisual experience through which to discover how climate change could affect the accessibility and flavour of coffee. This session will explore the ecological history of coffee in India, impacts of coffee production on biodiversity and producer observations of everyday climate change on their farms. The event focuses on the experiences of smallholder producers, who are often invisibalised in global supply chains, and whose livelihoods are particularly vulnerable to changing climate.

Of particular interest is a climate reality – what is the evidence that climate change is occurring in coffee, how would we experience and indeed taste its impact? To discover this, participants will be encouraged to sample different coffees as an invitation to taste climate change.

Speakers
M Sannarangegowda
Coffee Grower

M. Sannarangegowda is from the Soliga indigenous community and grows coffee on his biodiverse farm in BR Hills, Karnataka. Deeply committed to strengthening livelihood security in his community, he leads various capacity-building programmes for regenerative agriculture. Sannarangegowda is also the co-founder of a community-led YouTube channel, Kaadina Makkalu.
M Kethegowda
Coffee Grower

With over two decades of experience in ecological research on bees and honey, native tree species, and birds, M. Kethegowda, a member of the Soliga community in BR Hills and a coffee grower himself, advocates for holistic farming practices that conserve local ecosystems and biodiversity. He leads experimental work on non-chemical approaches to managing pest and disease outbreaks and is passionate about community outreach. Kethegowda is also the co-founder of Kaadina Makkalu.

Radha Rangarajan
Media & Communications, Black Baza Coffee

Radha works on telling vital stories about the natural world, through photography, filmmaking and writing. She drives media, communications and community building at Black Baza. She was the Editor at Nature inFocus where she commissioned features on environmental issues and curated their annual photography competition and social media communication. She has also curated and edited stories for JLR Explore for over a decade. Radha has written and edited over 15 picture books for children (Pratham Books) and co-authored a book on Indian environmental heroes (Duckbill-Penguin).

Arshiya Bose
Founder, Black Baza Coffee

Arshiya founded Black Baza Coffee in 2016 to build a social and conservation enterprise that partners with smallholder coffee producers in India’s Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. Her mission is to stabilise and secure livelihoods and to strengthen biodiversity on coffee farms. Over the past decade, Arshiya has focused on creating equitable markets for smallholder producers. She is actively involved in impact-oriented research, participatory science, and conservation. Arshiya holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from ETH-Zurich. She is an Acumen Fellow and a National Geographic Explorer.