Question

write short note on tea/coffee plantation

Answer 1

Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of  South Indian  states, with  Karnataka  accounting for 71%, followed by  Kerala  with 21% and  Tamil Nadu  (5% of overall production with 8,200  tonne. Indian coffee is said to be the finest coffee grown in the shade rather than direct sunlight anywhere in the world. There are about 250,000 coffee growers in the country; 98% of them are small growers. As of 2009, Indian coffee made up just 4.5% of the global production. Almost 80% of Indian coffee is exported; 70% is bound for Germany, Russia, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, United States, Japan, Greece, Netherlands and France. Italy accounts for 29% of the exports. Most of the export is shipped through the swiz canal.

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, Tripura ,Nagaland and  Arunachal Pradesh  of  North Eastern India, popularly known as “Seven Sister States of India"

Answer 2

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Cool climate and silent valley of Yercaud known as the best coffee forests in India. Nilgiris District, Coonoor and Kodaikanal are other place in Tamil Nadu which are known for coffee plantation in India, Nilgiris District is also known for tea cultivation.