Madikeri :
Kodagu contributed 39% of India’s total coffee production with 1.37 metric tonnes (MTs) during 2015-16, according to post-monsoon estimates by the Coffee Board. The total area of coffee production in the district includes 76,953 hectares of robusta cultivation and 27,969 hectares of Arabica.
The estimates also revealed that coffee production in Karnataka touched 2.53 lakh MT, which is 72% of the country’s total production. Chikkmagaluru contributed 83,810 MT and Hassan 31,825 MT.
According to sources from the board, India’s coffee production during the period was 3.5 lakh MT, an increase of 7% from the previous year. Production of Arabica variety rose by 10% (9,800 MT), while the Robusta variety saw an increase of 5.76% (13,200 MT).
Contributions from other states include Kerala – 68,650 MT, Tamil Nadu – 18,125 MT, Andhra Pradesh – 9,100 MT; Odisha – 600 MT and north eastern states – 185 MT.
The total area of coffee cultivation in the country stands at 4.23 lakh hectares, of which 2.30 lakh hectares is in Karnataka.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Mysore / TNN / July 09th, 2016
