• Dr. Vidya.K
• Prof. Ravindranath N. Kadam

Drinking of coffee is liked and loved by many and coffee fans can be seen in every corner of the world.People offer a cup of coffee for winning the heart of loved ones. Drinking coffee removes the stress, warms the body, brings smile on the face and regenerates the energy, creates the plot for time pass and chatting and so on. Coffee beans are grown in the southern part of India along side of spices by small growers. As coffee beans are grown along side of cinnamon and cardamom, the flavor of Indian coffee is spicy. In India tea is more popular than coffee. 80 percent of coffee is produced for exporting. In the production of coffee India ranks 7th in the world. Coffee in India took birth in Chikkamagalur of Karnataka state. Around 1600 AD, the history of coffee in India started. In Chikkamagalur, Baba Budhan, the Indian Sufi Saint after returning from his pilgrimage planted 7 coffee seeds of mocha1 near his court yard of his hermitage. In the beginning the coffee plants spread gradually in the backyards later on to the hilly areas of Chikkamagalur known as Baba Buddhan Hills or Giri. During the great depression, the coffee industry suffered lot. In view of helping and supporting coffee industry the government of India set up the Coffee Cess Committee later on the committee became Coffee Board of India.

Beans, climate, conducive, pilgrimage, plantation,production

"AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COFFEE IN INDIA: AN ENQUIRY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.1217-1220, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRA006211.pdf

"AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COFFEE IN INDIA: AN ENQUIRY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp1217-1220, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRA006211.pdf