Tag: cash crops

The most commonly used coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta grown in the hills of Karnataka (Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan), Kerala (Malabar region) and Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris District, Yercaud and Kodaikanal)

Coffea arabica, also known as the Arabian coffee, "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee", or "arabica coffee", is a species of Coffea. It is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, and is the dominant cultivar, representing some 60% of global production.

Laterite soil is red in colour. Hyderabad and Coastal Karnataka , where Bellary and Mangalore are situated , to my mind, are the places where Lateritic soil exists. Kudremukh Iron Ore Project already exists there (not in Bellary presumably) and prepare Pellets of iron ore

 Tea plant is a shrub. It is an important beverage crop which was introduced in India by British. Tea plant grows well in tropical and subtropical climates. It grows in deep fertile soil. It requires warm and moist climate for the growth. Hence extensive frost destroys the tea plant as it makes the weather very cold. Frost is a thin layer of ice.

Shrub means a small plant. Tea plant is a shrub. It is an important beverage crop which was introduced in India by british. Tea plant grows well in tropical and sub tropical climates. It grows in deep fertile soil. It requires warm ans moist frost free climate.

All these countries mentioned are leading tea producers. The largest producer is China followed by India. Tea production was introduced in India by British. Even today India is the largest tea producer and exporter. Srilanka holds fourth position.

All these states above mentioned are leading producers of tea. The tea production was introduced in India by the british. Today most of the tea plantation is done in India. India is the leading tea producer and exporter. 

China is the only country in the world with a long glorious history of tea. That is why, no other civilization in the world can boast of a tea tradition that is older than 5000 years. Hence it is little wonder that China is the biggest producer of tea in the world. It produced around 2,400 million kg in 2016, which is increasing significantly each year. No surprise that, in Chinese culture, tea is one of the seven basic necessities of life. Others are firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Tea is inseparably woven into the history and culture of China.