GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

Physical Geography

Koraput Coffee

  • Koraput Coffee is a type of high-quality, sustainable Arabica coffee grown by tribal farmers in the Koraput district of Odisha, India.
  • Koraput Coffee has been featured by NITI Aayog under its ‘Aakanksha’ initiative, which aims to promote rural livelihoods, ecological harmony and the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign.

India’s rich coffee regions:

  • Karnataka (Largest producer of coffee in india – 70 %) – Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan
  • Kerala (2nd) – Wayanad, Travancore, Malabar
  • Tamil Nadu (3rd) – Pulney, Shevaroy, Nilgiri, Annamalai
  • Karnataka–TN border – Biligiri

Northeast India – Emerging in coffee cultivation

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