Elevation: 700-1200 m MSL
Rainfall: 1000-4500 mm
Main coffee types: Arabica, Robusta
The total area under coffee: Arabica 37,000 ha, Robusta 23,000 ha
Average production: Arabica 29,000 MT, Robusta â?? 30,000 MT
Main varieties: Arabica S.795, San.5B, Sln.9, Cauvery
Robusta Peridenia, S.274, CXR
Main intercrops: Pepper, Cardamom, Arecanut, Orange, Vanilla
Chikmagalur in Karnataka is especially renowned as a tourist paradise with dense forests and wildlife sanctuaries with (among other species) colorful peacocks apart from substantial coffee plantations. It is home to the Central Indian Coffee Research Institute and is also called the Coffee Country of India. The Arabica beans from this region produce Indian Coffee that has a medium body coupled with light acidity and flavor, and medium to the intense aroma