<P> Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states , with Karnataka accounting for 71 % , followed by Kerala with 21 % and Tamil Nadu ( 5 % of overall production with 8,200 tonnes ) . Indian coffee is said to be the finest coffee grown in the shade rather than direct sunlight anywhere in the world . There are about 250,000 coffee growers in the country ; 98 % of them are small growers . As of 2009 , Indian coffee made up just 4.5 % of the global production . Almost 80 % of Indian coffee is exported ; 70 % is bound for Germany , Russia , Spain , Belgium , Slovenia , United States , Japan , Greece , Netherlands and France . Italy accounts for 29 % of the exports . Most of the export is shipped through the Suez Canal . </P>
<P> Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states , with Karnataka accounting for 71 % , followed by Kerala with 21 % and Tamil Nadu ( 5 % of overall production with 8,200 tonnes ) . Indian coffee is said to be the finest coffee grown in the shade rather than direct sunlight anywhere in the world . There are about 250,000 coffee growers in the country ; 98 % of them are small growers . As of 2009 , Indian coffee made up just 4.5 % of the global production . Almost 80 % of Indian coffee is exported ; 70 % is bound for Germany , Russia , Spain , Belgium , Slovenia , United States , Japan , Greece , Netherlands and France . Italy accounts for 29 % of the exports . Most of the export is shipped through the Suez Canal . </P>
which is the leading coffee producer state in india
which is the leading coffee producer state in india
Karnataka
Karnataka