1Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
Online published on 21 November, 2017.
The coffee industry of India is the sixth largest producer of coffee in the world. Coffee is one of the most widely traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee occupies a place of pride among plantation crops grown in India. In the present study researcher found the coffee production and productivity in the state of Karnataka, along with this objective study is also focused on production in India, to achieve the aforesaid objectives data gathered from primary and secondary sources. To support the objective hypothesis is also tested by using Analysis of Variance tool. From the present study is found that that the production and productivity of coffee in the state of Karnataka is showing an up-ward momentum i.e. production of coffee in Karnataka with that of total planted area in the state has shown a marginal increase of 03% and a rate of shift from Arabica to Robusta is similar. For the last six decades the area of production is multiplied by almost four and half times and the productivity by a significant sixteen times. From the present study it also found that Karnataka contributed 2, 30, 225 metritonnes (72.35%) followed by Kerala with 64, 200 metric tonnes (20.15%) and Tamil Nadu with 17, 370 metric tonnes (5.40%). The Non Traditional Areas comprising Andhra Pradesh & Odisha and North Eastern Region made up the remaining 6, 720 metric tonnes (2.10%).
Coffee Production, Productivity
