Name: Agriculture as An Important Economic Activity
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 30 s
Description: Agriculture is a primary activity in India. It is influenced by several factors, as seen in this video.

Question

What are the conditions required for the plantation of tea and coffee ? Explain the main areas of tea and coffee production in India.

Accepted Answer

Tea requires a temperature of about $20^{0}$ C to $30^{0}$ C, $150 - 300$ Cm of rainfall, slopy land with loamy soil, and forest soil that is rich in iron and humus. Labourers in large numbers are required for plucking tea leaves.

As per $2020$ data, India produces about $900, 000$ tonnes of tea annually. Major states include Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, and Karnataka. Assam state alone produces $52 %$ of total India's tea production, and the Brahmaputra and Surma valleys are famous for tea production here. Darjeeling, Nilgiri, and Assam produce large quantities of tea. India exports tea to Iran, Russia, the United States, the UK, Australia, Iraq, and many other countries.

Coffee requires a temperature of $15^{0}$ C to $28^{0}$ C, $100 - 200$ Cm of rainfall, hilly or sloppy land with humus-rich soil, and the availability of skilled labourers.

As per $2019 - 20$ data, India accounts for $3.14 %$ of the global coffee production and is the sixth- largest coffee producing country. Karnataka, Kerala. Karnataka alone produces more than $70 %$ of the India's coffee.

What are the conditions required for the plantation of tea and coffee ? Explain the main areas of tea and coffee production in India.

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