University – Indian Estates

Coffee Agriculture

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 production in India

Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 71% followed by Kerala 21% and Tamil Nadu 5% of…

Organic Matter Decomposition In Coffee Plantations

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…

Methods of Coffee Harvesting

The two methods of harvesting coffee are selective harvesting and strip harvesting. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Selective Harvesting Selective harvesting is the picking of only ripe coffee fruit by…

Growing Bush pepper in pots and fields

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11 Reasons You Should Drink Coffee Every Day

There really can’t be any adult in this great big world that has never tried coffee. It’s consumed everywhere, and judging by the amount of Starbucks locations in the United…

Green coffee bean extract: Does it really help you lose weight?- Indian-Estates

It’s being heralded as a revolutionary new weight-loss product that can melt pounds without the need for diet or exercise. Although it clearly sounds too good to be true, green…

Jackfruit in Coorge

“Our Ancestors had survived by consuming Jackfruit, when paddy was not sufficient for consumption” expressed a farmer at ‘Jackfruit Mela’. True to the words, Jackfruit was once upon a time a form of staple food in Kodagu. These trees were retained to provide shade to the Cardamom. Then the traditional cardamom growing areas were converted to coffee plantations. However coffee required more sunlight, leading to felling down of many supporting trees, including Jackfruit