Plantation Crops

Coffee distribution in India

• Area under coffee in India (2.60 per cent of world acrage (8th position in the world) India accounts for 3 per cent of world coffee production.
• In India area under arabica coffee is nearly 49 per cent while that of robusta coffee is nearly 51 per cent of total coffee area.

PRODUCTION OF COFFEE IN MAJOR STATES/DISTRICTS OF INDIA

State/District	Post Monsoon Estimation 2010-11			Post Blossom Estimation 2010-11
	Arabica	Robusta	Total	Arabica	Robusta	Total
Karnataka
Chikmagalur	37,475	36,000	73,475	39,825	37,000	76,825
Kodagu	20,900	88,600	109,500	22,050	90,750	112,800
Hassan	17,150	11,690	28,840	18,050	11,950	30,000
Sub total	75,525	136,290	211,815	79,925	139,700	219,625
Kerala
Wayanad	0	54,500	54,500	0	55,475	55,475
Travancore	900	7,200	8,100	900	7,300	8,200
Nelliampathis	700	1,400	2,100	700	1,400	2,100
Sub total	1,600	63,100	64,700	1,600	64,175	65,775
Tamil Nadu
Pulneys	5,700	225	5,925	5,700	225	5,925
Nilgiris	1,675	3,725	5,400	1,700	3,725	5,425
Shevroys (Salem)	3,600	50	3,650	3,600	50	3,650
Anamalais (Coimbatore)	1,000	500	1,500	1000	500	1,500
Sub total	11,975	4,500	16,475	12,000	4,500	16,500
Non Traditional Areas
Andhra Pradesh	5,600	65	5,665	5,615	75	5,690
Orissa	200	0	200	260	0	260
Sub Total	5,800	65	5,865	5,875	75	5,950
North Eastern Region	100	45	145	100	50	150
Grand Total (India)	95,000	204,000	299,000	99,500	208,500	308,000

• Size of holdings in India: About 98 per cent of Indian coffee growers are of small holding (i.e., < 10 ha) accounting to 1.48 lakh growers.

Production and productivity of coffee in India
Productivity of Arabica coffee = 815 kg/ha
Productivity of Robusta coffee = 1065 kg/ha
Average productivity = 946 kg/ha