WHAT conditions favour the cultivation of coffee
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Cultivation of coffee requires heat,humidity and abundant rainfall.
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The favourable conditions for the cultivation of coffee are :
i) Nature of climate : Coffee grows best in hot and humid tropical climate. Especially equatorial climate is favourable for coffee cultivation.
ii) Temperature : General temperature for coffee ranges approximately from 20℃ - 25℃ or 28℃.
iii) Rainfall : Well-distributed rainfall is needed for growth of coffee and thus a rainfall of 150-250 cm is required.
iv) Land : Sloping highlands, especially foothills of mountains and hilly slopes are suitable for coffee cultivation.
v) Soil : Coffee grows best in fertile laterite soil and red loamy soil.
vi) Labour : Coffee cultivation needs abundant cheap labour for transplanting, plucking coffee berries, drying the coffee beans, etc.
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