Coffee is grown in the Southern region of India. Karnataka state grows 73% (22,595 MT) of coffee followed by Kerala 26% (8,200 MT) and non traditional areas 5% (1680 MT). .[1]
Robusta is more tolerant to warm conditions than arabica and constitutes about 65% of India's coffee output. The country produces only 4% of the world's coffee, but exports 70-80% of its output. Robusta beans are used in instant coffee and espresso.
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Areas
Traditional
Traditional areas representing the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Non-Traditional
Non-traditional areas comprising Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the Eastern Ghats of the country.
North-Eastern
The North-Eastern region comprising the 'Seven Sister' states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Coffee research
The Central Coffee Research Institute,(CCRI) established during 1925, is located in the heartland of coffee tracts, near Balehonnnur in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.
The Institute is involved in intensive research in the disciplines of Plant Breeding, Agronomy, Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, Plant Physiology, Pathology, Entomology and Post-harvest Technology. Around 60 scientific and technical personnel are involved in carrying out research in various disciplines.
Divisions & Facilities of CCRI
A Research farm
- 130 hectares of land where about 80 hectares are cultivated with coffee
Research Laboratory
- The institute has a well-equipped laboratory facility for research
Central library
- with a vast collection of books and periodicals on coffee, other plantation crops and other agricultural crops
Training Section:
- Regular training programs are conducted for estate managers and supervisory personnel of the coffee plantations and also for the extension officers of the Coffee Board. UNDP and USDA recognize this Training facility for extending training to foreign nationals on coffee cultivation. So far personnel from Ethiopia, Vietnam, SriLanka, Nepal, Nestle Singapore have been trained at this Institute.
Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology division
- Established in Mysore, exclusive research in bio-technology and molecular biology is conducted here to supplement/ complement the conventional breeding programs in developing high yielding, pest and disease resistant varieties.
Quality Control Division
- Located at Coffee Board's Head Office in Bangalore, it has been actively collaborating with other research disciplines in upgrading the quality of coffee in the cup.
Regional research stations
- In order to test the research findings emanating from the main institute at different agro-climatic zones and also to evolve location specific technologies, regional research stations were established in important coffee growing regions in a phased manner.
- The regional stations of Central Coffee Research Institute include the following:
- Coffee Research Sub-station (CRSS), Chettalli in Coorg district of Karnataka
- Regional Coffee Research Station (RCRS), R.V. Nagar in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh
- Regional Coffee Research Station (RCRS), Chundale in Wayanad district of Kerala
- Regional Coffee Research Station (RCRS), Thandigudi in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu
- Regional Coffee Research Station (RCRS), Diphu in Karbi Anglon district of Assam
Together the network of Coffee research in India represents major coffee growing regions and their diverse agro-climatic conditions.
References
- ^ "PRODUCTION OF COFFEE IN MAJOR STATES/DISTRICTS OF INDIA". Coffee Data. http://www.indiacoffee.org/coffeeinindia/default.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
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