Coffee Production by Country - Coffee Production in India, Coffee Production in Indonesia, Coffee Production in El Salvador (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Coffee production in India, Coffee production in Indonesia, Coffee production in El Salvador, Coffee production in Papua New Guinea, Coffee production in Brazil, Coffee production in Costa Rica, Coffee production in Colombia, Coffee production in Vietnam, Coffee production in Hawaii, Coffee production in Ethiopia, Coffee in Indonesia, Coffee production in Ecuador, Coffee industry of Kenya, Coffee production in Mexico, Coffee production in the Philippines, Coffee production in Laos, Coffee production in Haiti. Excerpt: Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 53% followed by Kerala 28% and Tamil Nadu 11% of production of 8,200 tonnes. Indian coffee is said to be the finest coffee grown in the shade rather than direct sunlight anywhere in the world. There are approximately 250,000 coffee growers in India; 98% of them are small growers. As of 2009, the production of coffee in India was only 4.5% of the total production in the world. Almost 80% of the country's coffee production is exported. Of that which is exported, 70% is bound for Germany, Russian federation, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, United States, Japan, Greece, Netherlands and France, and Italy accounts for 29% of the exports. Most of the export is shipped through the Suez Canal. Coffee is grown in three regions of India with Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu forming the traditional coffee growing region of South India, followed by the new areas developed in the non-traditional areas of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the eastern coast of the country and with a third region comprising the states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh of Northeastern India, popularly known as "Seven Sister States of India." Indian coffee, grown mostly in southern In...