Introduction Shade Grown Eco-friendly coffee forests adjourn a number of wildlife sanctuaries and in some States like Karnataka, coffee forests are an integral part of the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. Since most species of wildlife undergo seasonal migrations in search of food, one can witness wildlife from Game sanctuaries crossing over into coffee forests and vice […]
Slender Loris inside Coffee Forests
We have trekked the dense Western Ghat forest range for over three decades and have recorded the flora and fauna present in Coffee forests, for the benefit of future generations. This amazing stretch of forests has been designated as one among the 8 mega biodiversity hotspots of the world. The Western Ghats comprises less than […]
Flying Dragon And Eco – friendly Shade Coffee
Eco-friendly Coffee Plantations in India are located in the Western Ghats also known as the Sahyadri (Benevolent mountain) mountain ranges that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, located entirely in India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight “hottest hot-spots” of biological diversity in the world. […]
Coffee Forests And The Amazing Leaf Insect
The Western Ghats recognized globally as a hot spot of biodiversity is home to India’s shade grown coffee forests. In fact, 60 per cent of the Western Ghats is found in Karnataka. This ecologically sensitive region covers an area of 59,940 sq. km. in Karnataka State and represents a continuous band of natural vegetation. It is also recognized […]
Eco-friendly Indian Shade Coffee and the Importance of Shade trees & Roots.
The area under coffee plantations in India has increased by more than three times, from 120.32 thousand hectares in 1960-61 to 397.147 thousand hectares in 2015-16. Most of this area is concentrated in the southern states of Karnataka (54.95%), Kerala (21.33%) and Tamil Nadu (8.18%). Sustainability Coffee farmers throughout the ages have played a vital […]
Tree Criteria And It’s Importance In Shade Coffee
A close look at India’s unique shade grown coffee forest’s reveal’s a very interesting story. These Coffee forests are home to a heterogeneous tree population. A hectare of coffee can easily accommodate around two hundred to two hundred and fifty trees with differential root system. Studying the ecology of the region helps one understand that […]