Coffee Growing Regions In India

Wayanad is the greener region of growing coffee and is located right in the middle of the majestic western ghats.

Coffee growing regions in india. Traditional areas representing the southern states of karnataka kerala and tamil nadu. Harvest octbober december. Coffee growing regions asia and the pacific india india. The green paradise of malabar region wyanad is located between the mountains of the majestic western ghats.

2010 arabica export production 828 726 60kg bags. In this region arabica coffee is grown at elevations of 1000 to 1500 m with some production up to 2000 m. The climatic conditions here support the growth of coffee and is one of the biggest estates. Southern part of india accounts for the majority of the coffee production in india.

The remaining 3 of the production is accounted for in andhra pradesh odisha and the north eastern states of india. Coffee plantations in india. Some of the other closer regions that grow coffee here include kodagu coorg and hassan. Coffee is grown in three regions of india with karnataka kerala and tamil nadu forming the traditional coffee growing region followed by the new areas developed in the non traditional areas of andhra pradesh and orissa in the eastern coast of the country and with a third region comprising the states of assam manipur meghalaya mizoram tripura nagaland and arunachal pradesh of northeastern india popularly known as seven sister states of india.

Robusta of course is grown at lower elevations. Top 10 major coffee and tea plantation regions in india chikmagalur. Non traditional areas comprising andhra pradesh and orissa in the eastern ghats of the country. Karnataka is the highest and produces 71 of the coffee in india followed by kerala which accounts for 21 and tamil nadu accounts for 5.

Eighty percent of india s arabica coffee is grown in karnataka. As per report coffee production in india is dominated in the hill tracts of southern states including karnataka accounting for 71 followed by kerala with 21 and tamil nadu 5 of overall production with 8 200 tonnes. North eastern coffee growing regions such as assam manipur meghalaya mizoram tripura nagaland and arunachal pradesh in india coffee is grown in different terrestrial under altitudes ranging from 700 m at chikmagalur to 2000 m at pulneys and varying degrees of rainfall ranging from 800 mm to 4500 mm. The vast majority of coffee is grown in the three southern states of karnataka 71 kerala 22 and tamil nadu 5.