Lok Sabha Question No. 1715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Coffee Growers
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2022

## COFFEE GROWERS

## 1715.   SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  distress  of  coffee  growers  due  to  double whammy of unseasonal heavy rains in the midst of a harvesting season and loss of crops in Malnad districts of Karnataka namely Kodagu (Coorg), Chikmagalur and particularly in Sakleshpur,Alur and Belur blocks of Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, a major coffeegrowing region of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of loss of crop area due to landslide and heavy rain, district-wise;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the Government is paying meagre compensation to distressed coffee planters keeping in view of input cost like fertiliser, chemicals and labour;
- (d) if so, the details of compensation paid per acre to farmers;
- (e) whether the Government has any plans to waive off loan borrowed by the coffee planters and announce special package to protect the interest of distressed farmers; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & ( b ) : Untimely rain in the coffee growing regions has caused damage to the standing coffee crop as well as hampered harvesting and processing of Arabica crop . Region wise crop loss of Arabica reported in the last harvesting season ( October 2021 to March 2022 ) is as under :

| District       | No . of growers   | Total extent under coffee in ( Ha .)   | Loss of production ( MT )   |
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Chikkamagaluru | 15368             | 49300                                  | 11500                       |
| Hassan         | 10554             | 26027                                  | 3995                        |
| Kodagu         | 7456              | 24103                                  | 7645                        |
| Grand Total    | 33,378            | 99,430                                 | 23,140                      |

The details of crop loss in taluks of Hassan district is as under :

| Name of the taluk   | Average extent of loss (%)   |   No . of growers |   Total extent under coffee in ( Ha .) |   Loss of production ( MT ) |
|---------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sakaleshpur         | 35                           |              4454 |                                   9840 |                        2380 |
| Alur                | 35                           |              1935 |                                   5293 |                        1095 |
| Belur               | 33                           |              3759 |                                  10160 |                         320 |
| Arakalgud           | 35                           |               406 |                                    734 |                         200 |
| Total               |                              |             10554 |                                  26027 |                        3995 |

Source

Coffee Board

:

- (c) & ( d ) : The  financial assistance  of  Rs . 18,000 / Ha . is extended by the District Administration under NDRF / SDRF, where the crop loss is 33 % and above subject to a ceiling of 2Ha . per farmer . In addition, Coffee Board through its scheme ' Integrated Coffee Development Project' has provided financial assistance amounting to Rs . 175 . 01 crores during the last four year i . e . 2018 -19 to 2021 -22 under various interventions such as technology transfer, capacity building, support to mechanization of estates, coffee area development, market development, support to value addition and research & development etc . for overall improvement of production, productivity and quality of coffee .
- (e) & (f):   Guidelines issued by RBI on 17.10.2018 provides for restructuring of loans due to natural calamities. Coffee growers are eligible for interest free crop loan upto Rs.3 lakhs.

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