Is robusta coffee mainly distributed in Asia? is Indian coffee dominated by robusta?

Coffee in Asia is often talked about such as Mantenin in Indonesia, Vietnamese coffee, Laoguo coffee, and Yunnan coffee. Indian coffee, which is rarely mentioned, has a long history, and it is also the first country in Asia to grow coffee. It has always occupied a place in the coffee world, and it is also a major country in global coffee production. Today, Qianjie Coffee will tell you about India, which is famous for its curry, tea and coffee.

In India, the early Arabs were arbitrary about coffee. In the mid-17th century, an Indian Muslim practitioner, Babudan Baba Budan, went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Arabia. he found coffee in the port of Mocha, hid seven coffee seeds, took a boat home, and planted the coffee in the Chickmagalur mountains in the south. In honor of this man, the Indians also call Mount Chickmagalur the Babudan Mountain. Today Chickmagalur is a very important coffee producer in India. Indian coffee was replanted on the Indonesian island of Java in 1696, so coffee was grown very early in India.

Production condition

You might not imagine that India produces a lot more coffee than Ethiopia or any other Central American country-900000 hectares of land grows coffee beans. India has about 140000 coffee farms, more than 90% of which cover an area of less than 10 mu, belonging to small-scale farming. These farms are distributed in the coastal mountains of the south and east, with an annual output of between 44 and 450000 bags, making them the fifth largest coffee producer in the world. Almost 80% of the country's coffee production will be exported to Germany, Russia, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, the United States, Japan, Greece, the Netherlands, France, Italy and other places, and most of the exported coffee beans will be transported through the Suez Canal.

Producing area

Karnataka, Clara and Tamil Nader are the main coffee producing areas in India, accounting for more than 90% of the country's coffee production. Today, 2 of Indian coffee 3 is Robusta, while Arabica accounts for only 1 Compact 3. Coffee is mainly distributed in Karnataka in the southwest, and both are grown, accounting for 50% of India's total coffee production; Clara in the south focuses on Robusta, accounting for 30% of the total production; Tamil Nader in the southeast grows both, accounting for 10% of India's total coffee production; the remaining 10% are scattered in the emerging areas of the north.

Planting variety

[Kent] (Kent)

The Tibica hybrid, which was found in the Kent Cafe Garden in Mysso, India in 1911, is a hybrid of S288 and Tippica, with high yield and disease resistance. The aroma of coffee is thicker than that of bourbon, and it has been introduced to Kenya, Indonesia and other countries in the new world.

[S795] Local name: Jember

This variety was bred in India in 1940s by crossing Kent Kent (Typica selection, tall, high yield, extremely resistant to leaf scab) and big fruit coffee libirika (Coffea Liberica). 1955 the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Institute (ICCRI), named Jember, is widely grown in India, Indonesia and Ethiopia. This variety has some resistance to coffee leaf scab, but the resistance decreases with time and has the taste of maple syrup or brown sugar. S795 is currently the main variety in India, accounting for 70% of the total output of Arabica.

[S274]

India's most famous small seed Robusta, sold on the market as the Royal Robusta Robusta Kappi Royal, is the noblest Luodou in the world. The size of the Kappi Royal,16/17, the surface is dry, the beans are hard, and the chubby ones are very beautiful. Compared with ordinary sun-dried Luodou, Kaapi Royal has no irritating astringency, fishy smell, or even rubber taste. Some people say that she has the taste of Japanese Xuanmi tea. It is said that drinking alone is not like coffee. It is full of tea and has a high consistency.

[Sln C × R]

This is India's latest espresso formula bean, jumping out of the Arabica and Robusta hybrid, but by the Congolese Sith Congensis and Robusta hybrid, namely Congensis × Robusta. At present, this kind of coffee has entered the American boutique coffee industry, it is treated by the sun, it tastes like Indian spice and slightly sour fruit, and the experience is said to be very different. Sln C × R is expected to be a strong rival to Wind-stained Malaba and Royal Robusta.