TRENDS IN AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COFFEE ACROSS THE MAJOR COFFEE GROWING STATES IN INDIA

B.N. PRADEEPA BABU¹*, C.S. RUDRAGOUDA², Y.B. VENKATA REDDY^3
1Market Intelligence and Market Research Unit, Coffee Board, Bengaluru, 560001, Karnataka, India
²Promotion Unit, Coffee Board, Bengaluru, 560001, Karnataka, India
³Extension wing, Coffee Board, Bengaluru, 560001, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : pradeepagecon2006@gmail.com

Received : 02-02-2019     Accepted : 22-02-2019     Published : 28-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 4       Pages : 7896 - 7900
Int J Agr Sci 11.4 (2019):7896-7900

Keywords : Compound Growth Rate, Coffee Production, Coffee Productivity, Area under Coffee, Coffee Board
Academic Editor : Navin Kumar Rajpal
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Coffee Board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Bengaluru, 560001, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

India has been ranking among top seven producers of coffee in the world, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu being the major coffee producing states in the country. However, there has been a consistent fluctuation in the production in the recent years across the states due to changing climate conditions. The paper aims to examine the trends in planted area under coffee, bearing area under coffee, production and productivity of coffee in India by using compound growth rate analysis with the 18 years’ time series data. It also analyses the area and productivity effect as preliminary determinants of coffee production. The major issues and challenges relating to production and productivity of coffee have also been dealt with. Concluding remarks includes some of the initiatives taken by the Coffee Board (a nodal agency for coffee sector in India) for augmenting the overall coffee production and its consistency.

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