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In India, coffee is grown mostly in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karanataka
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[Original caption] This scene shows the native coolies at work bagging the coffee on the cement drying floors after it has gone through the various washing and cleaning processes. Labor on an Indian coffee estate estate averages about 6 cents per day. [end]
It is believed that coffee was brought to India by Saint Bababudan. In the 17th century, Bababudan brought back seven magical coffee seeds from Yemen and planted them in the hills of Chandragiri (presently in Chikmagalur district, Karnataka).
A turning point in coffee cultivation in India came under J. H. Jolly, a manager of the trading company named Parry and Company. Jolly leased 40 acres of agricultural land in Mysore to cultivate the crop and export it. The coffee-industry thrived till 1930 when a global economic depression affected the industry adversely. The government came forward to help the industry and the Coffee Cess Committee was established. This committee provided funds for activities that encouraged coffee consumption in India. This committee later transformed into the Coffee Board of India, founded in 1936, that brought some positive changes to India's coffee industry. |
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