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(a) whether private sector has been involved in coffee plantation in the country particularly in Orissa;
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(b) if so, the details of the areas in each State where coffee plantation has started in the private sector ; and
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(c) the annual production of coffee in these areas in each State during each of the last three years?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH)
( a ) & ( b ) : About 98% of the coffee produced in India is grown in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu and the entire production in these states is contributed by the individual / company holdings belonging to private sector. In Orissa 460 hectare coffee plantation is in the private sector. Details of the State-wise coffee plantation in the private sector is given below:-
STATE HOLDINGS AREA IN ha.
Karnataka 37300 192500 Kerala 75900 84100 Tamilnadu 13300 30600 Andhra Pradesh 27900 13200 Orissa 60 460 NE States 5715 8641
( c ): State-wise annual production of coffee in private sector holdings during the last three years has been as under:-
State 1998-99 ( in MT) 1999-2000 (in MT) 2000-2001(in MT)
Karnataka 182900 209100 208400 Kerala 61150 60470 64430 Tamilnadu 18300 19400 18950 Andhra Pradesh 1792 2176 2230 Orissa 137 152 180 N.E.States 221 202 199