Question

Consider the following statements about the coffee production:

Which of the above statement(s) is/are NOT correct?

• A. Only 1 & 2
• B. Only 2 & 3
• C. Only 1
• D. None of the Above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Only 1

The production of Robusta coffee in India is almost double to that of Arabica; while notably both share equal cropped area viz. Robusta 52% and Arabica 48%. Further, while Karnataka and Kerala produce more Robusta; Tamil nadu produces more Arabica. In Kerala, the coffee grown is mainly Robusta. In other parts of India such as Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, mostly Arabica Coffee is grown.
Coffee Growers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu shifting from Arabica to Robusta every year, the white stem borer pest destroys thousands of tonnes of coffee in Karnataka and some other coffee producing states of India. This has forced many of the arabica growers to go for robusta, which is more resilient to the pest. Further, Robusta requires less shade and labour.
The above table makes it clear that India produced 3, 27,000 tonnes of coffee in 2014-15 of which 233 thousand tonnes was produced by Karnataka alone. The next top producer states are Kerala and Tamil Nadu. We note here that India accounts for only 4-5 per cent of the world’s output, but exports 70-80 per cent of its produce. Italy, Russia and Germany are the top three buyers of Indian coffee. With 4% share in world output, India is ranked 6th in the world. The top five countries are Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and Ethiopia