TOP 5 LARGEST COFFEE PRODUCING STATES IN INDIA
India is a leading country in the world in terms of coffee production and stands among top 10 coffee producing countries in the world. The coffee grown in India is…
India is a leading country in the world in terms of coffee production and stands among top 10 coffee producing countries in the world. The coffee grown in India is…
1. A total of 25 million farming families in 60 countries depend on coffee for their livelihood. About 70 percent of the world’s coffee is grown by 7 million farmers on farms on than less than 5 hectares (12 acres) of land. Much of the work is still done by hand. Because coffee is raised on mountain sides and in forest it can not be planted and harvested with large machines like corn or wheat, which are grow on flat areas and are harvested with the entire plant being cut down. Coffee bushes take years to reach peak production, which means that growers need to make an initial investment and wait.
2. These days much of the world’s coffee comes from high-yield robusta plants that grow well in sunny conditions. This has had a harmful effect on the environment by depriving wildlife of trees to live in. In many places subsistence farmers are being driven off their land and (more…)
Coffee Plantation soils in India are rich in organic matter, which in itself is a great strength for the sustainability of the plantations. However, due to continuous cultivation, the organic…
Coffee...the very mention of it means more and more mugs of steaming frothy coffee with some snacks snuggled up in the bed with a favourite book and some good music…
Yield can be obtained from the third year of planting:- BLACK PEPPER is an important spice crop of India, which is a major producer, consumer and exporter of black pepper…
Chikkamagallooru (also known as Chikmagalur) is a town located in the Chikkamagallooru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located in the foothills of the Mullayanagiri range, Chikkamagallooru is famous for its environment, the lush green forests and tall mountains. Chikkamagallooru is also famous for coffee and is known as the 'coffee land' of Karnataka. It is one of the largest producers of coffee in India. National Highway 173 (India) passes through the city. It is 250 km from the state capital Bangalore.
Eco-regions:- The Western Ghats are home to four tropical and subtropical moist broad leaf forest ecoregions – the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, North Western Ghats montane rain forests,…
The Western Ghats have several manmade lakes and reservoirs. The well known lakes are the Ooty (2500 m altitude, 34.0 ha) in Nilgiris, and the Kodaikanal (2285 m, 26 ha)…
Topography- Western Ghats (southern part) The Western Ghats extend from the Satpura Range in the north, go south past Maharashtra, Goa, through Karnataka and into Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Major…