Topic 33: Coffee Plantation in India
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plantations are mostly in the hilly regions of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, as well as in the hilly regions
of Andhra Pradesh (Araku Valley),
Odisha, and in the hills of Manipur, Mizoram, and the other ‘seven sisters’
of Northeast India. Ø Anamalais (Tamil Nadu) ØAraku valley (Andhra Pradesh) Ø Bababudangiris (Karnataka) Ø Biligiris
(Karnatka/Tamil Nadu) Ø Brahmaputra Ø Chikmagalur
(Karnataka) Ø Coorg
(Karnataka) Ø Manjarabad
(Karnataka) Ø Nilgiris
(Tamil Nadu) Ø Pulneys
(Tamil Nadu) Ø Sheveroys
(Tamil Nadu) Ø Travancore
(Kerala) Ø Wayanad
(Kerala)
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***MUST KNOW FACT***
India
is the only country that grows all of its coffee under shade. Typically
mild and not too acidic, these coffees possess an exotic full-bodied taste
and a fine aroma.
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Growing
Conditions of Indian Cofffee:
· India cultivates all of its coffee
under a well-defined two-tier mixed shade canopy, comprising evergreen
leguminous trees. Nearly 50 different types of shade trees are found in coffee
plantations.
· Shade trees prevent soil erosion on a sloping terrain; they enrich the soil by recycling nutrients from deeper
layers, protect the coffee plant from seasonal fluctuations in temperature, and
play host to diverse flora and fauna.
· Coffee plantations in India are
essential spice worlds too: a wide
variety of spices and fruit crops like pepper, cardamom, vanilla, orange and
banana grow alongside coffee plants.
· India’s coffee growing regions have
diverse climatic conditions, which are well suited for cultivation of different
varieties of coffee.
· Some regions with high elevations are ideally suited for
growing Arabicas of mild quality while those with warm humid conditions are
best suited for Robustas.
