Piyush Goyal calls on India to lead the world towards sustainability

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Piyush Goyal said on Monday. “We should involve the scientific community and popularise sustainable practices in our industries,” he said.

The minister was speaking at the inauguration of the 5th World Coffee Conference (WCC) at the iconic Bengaluru Palace, where he expressed his hope that the conclave would “brew a better world.” The WCC’s theme is ‘Sustainability through circular economy and regenerative agriculture.’
Praising the concept, Goyal said it resonated with the G20’s theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ “While sustainability is very relevant today, Basaweshwara, the 12th century saint from Karnataka, had brought forth the same concept in his philosophy that one must consume only as much as one needs,” he said.
This is the first edition of the WCC taking place in Asia.

Commending the choice of Bengaluru for the four-day conference, the minister called the city a “place where tech meets taste.” “As the start-up capital of the country, Bengaluru is the perfect blend of flavour and innovation,” he said.
Conferences like these, he added, were necessary to improve global cooperation with research institutes and industries across the world, as well as observe the best practices there are in different sectors. “We are and will continue to innovate from farm to cup, as well as adhere to high quality in production, processing and packaging,” he said.

The WCC is held once every five years.

It is being organised by the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), in collaboration with the Coffee Board of India, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Government of India, the Government of Karnataka, and various major players from the coffee industry. K G Jagadeesha, CEO and secretary of the Coffee Board of