west bengal is the leading coffee producer state in india.
west bengal is the leading coffee producer state in india.
which is the leading coffee producer state in india?
west bengal
kodandera subayya thimayya was born in madikeri, the district town of kodagu (formerly known as coorg), karnataka, on 31 march 1906, to subayya and sitamma. his family was one the leading coffee planters in the area. his mother, sitamma, was highly educated and a social worker. she was the recipient of kaisar-e-hind medal. thimayya was the third child of six children in his family. the eldest was ponappa(m) (known as ponnu), then thimayya (known in the family as dubbu, and by the british as timmy), followed by gangu(f), dachu(f), amava(f) (known as amie) and finally somayya(m) (known as freddie). all the three boys of the family rose to become officers in the indian army.
kodandera subayya thimayya
timor leste’s coffee production accounts for under 0.2% of the global coffee trade, however it remains in a unique and extremely opportunistic position given its standing as the largest single source organic coffee producer globally. the national co-operative business association describe the emerging coffee as “one of the finest and most unique coffees in the world” (curnow, r. 2003). this is largely a result of the fertile volcanic soils known as the ‘hibrido de timor’, where the coffee is grown. additionally, alf kramer, a leading coffee expert has described timor’s coffee as “among the top 1% in quality and price worldwide” (curnow, r. 2003).
coffee industry of timor leste