Lok Sabha Question No. 1794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Income Stress amongst Coffee Growers in Karnataka
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1794 ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026

## INCOME STRESS AMONGST COFFEE GROWERS IN KARNATAKA

## 1794.   SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR

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

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the structural causes of income stress among  coffee  growers  in  Karnataka,  particularly  in  Kodagu,  including  price volatility, rising input costs and climate shocks, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of Coffee Board interventions implemented in Kodagu during the last three  years  for  price  support,  replantation,  climate-resilient  varieties,  export facilitation and income diversification; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  a  region-specific  stabilisation  or  incomeprotection  framework  for  small  and  marginal  coffee  growers  in  ecologically fragile regions, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (c) During the period April to December 2025-26, the average farmgate prices of Arabica un-cured dry processed cherry coffee in Kodagu increased by 65.4% and the average farmgate prices of Robusta un-cured dry processed cherry coffee in Kodagu increased by 29.5% compared to prices in the same period of 2024-25.  During the period April to December 2025-26, the all India average farmgate prices of Arabica uncured  dry  processed  cherry  coffee  increased  by  58.6%  and  the  all  India  average farmgate prices of Robusta un-cured dry processed cherry coffee increased by 15.2% compared to prices in the same period of 2024-25.

Further,  Coffee  Production  in  our  country  has  consistently  increased  during  the period  from  2021-22  to  2024-25  with  a  Compound  Annual  Growth  Rate  (CAGR)  of 2.05%. Coffee exports from India have grown during the same period with a CAGR of 20%, with Indian Coffee being exported to more than 125 countries.

Coffee  Board  has  undertaken  various  measures  in  reference  to  climate  change which inter alia include development of climate-resilient high-yielding, disease & pest resistant  coffee  varieties,  standardization  of  agro-technologies,  supply  of  improved

planting  material,  integrated  nutrient,  pest  &  disease  management  practices  and improvement of post-harvest processing methods.

Coffee Board, through its scheme 'Integrated Coffee Development Project (ICDP)', undertakes various activities for the benefit of coffee sector of the country, including for beneficiaries of Kodagu region, which inter alia include replantation of old/senile plants; development of improved plant varieties with higher yield; support for value-addition; participation in international trade fairs/events; buyer-seller meets; incentives for export of high value and value added coffee; capacity building programmes; entrepreneurship development programs; organization of coffee tasting sessions and training programmes on barista skills.

The activities undertaken by Coffee Board in Kodagu region under the ICDP scheme during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) are mentioned below:

|   S.No | Activities undertaken   |   Financial assistance (₹ in Lakhs) |
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|      1 | Replantation            |                              180.53 |
|      2 | Water augmentation      |                             1775.4  |
|      3 | Quality upgradation     |                              767.25 |

Source: Coffee Board

*****