Coffee

26 Oct 2024 15:00:13 pm

Tags : Coffee

Topic: Agriculture

Why in the news?

The soaring prices of coffee beans, driven by a global shortage in crop production, have provided a ray of hope for growers in Karnataka, which produces most of India’s coffee.

Source: The Hindu

About Coffee:

It is a sensitive crop, vulnerable to climate variability and change.
It requires a hot and humid climate for its growth with temperatures ranging between 15°C and 28 °C and rainfall between 150 and 250 cm.
Well-drained, loamy soil containing a good deal of humus and minerals like iron and calcium are ideal for coffee cultivation.
It is generally grown under shady trees.
Dry weather is necessary at the time of ripening of the berries.
It is grown on hill slopes at elevations from 600 to 1,600 m. above sea level.
In India coffee is largely cultivated in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Karnataka produces the most with over 70% of the total output.
The vast majority of the world’s coffee comprises two species i.e. Coffea Arabica (Arabica) and Coffea Canephora (Robusta).

Coffee Board of India:

It is a statutory organization that was constituted under Section (4) of the Coffee Act, 1942.
It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
It comprises 33 Members including the Chairperson, who is the Chief Executive and it functions from Bangalore.
It focuses on research, extension, development, market intelligence, external & internal promotion for coffee.

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