Question

Largest coffee producing state in India isLargest coffee producing state in India is
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala

Answer 1

Hint: India contributes to about 4.5% of total coffee production in the world and ranks 6th in the world.It exports 70 % to 80% of coffee and only 20-30 % is used domestically. India ranks 5th in the list of coffee exporting countries.
‘Coffee Board of India’ looks after the quality, R & D and promotion of Indian coffee to the world.

Complete step by step answer: Coffee is often called the ‘brown gold’. Some information regarding cultivation of coffee is as follows:
-It is grown in areas which receive a rainfall of 2,500-4,000 mm for more than 100 days and a continuous dry period followed by it.
-In India, such an atmosphere is observed in the southern states like Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
-Kerala stands at 2nd position among other states by contributing over 20% of coffee production.
-Tamil Nadu accounts for more than 5% of coffee production in India and thus stands 3rd in the list of coffee producing states of India
-Andhra Pradesh is the next state to produce coffee of about 7,425 metric tonnes and aim to increase its production to 9000 metric tonnes in the upcoming financial years.
-Karnataka has a suitable temperature, climate and rainfall that is needed for coffee plantation.
-It has about 60 % share of total land used for coffee plantations in India, of which 50% is in Kodagu region of Karnataka. Other regions include Mysore and Shimoga.
The largest coffee producing state in India is Karnataka. So, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: In Karnataka, about 2.33 lakh metric tonnes of coffee was produced in the last financial year. This is a major share as compared to coffee production in other states.
Two varieties of coffee are produced in Karnataka namely- Robusta coffee and Arabica coffee that weighed 1.58 metric tonnes and 74,755 metric tonnes respectively.