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What are the two most important beverage crops in India? State the favourable conditions for their growth. Mention two major producing states of each crop.                                                            [AI 2005, Foreign 05]

Answer:

Two most important beverage crops of India are (i) Tea and (ii) Coffee.

Tea:

 

Temperature	\[20{}^\circ \,\,to\text{ }30{}^\circ C\]
Rainfall	150 to 200 cms.
Soil	Well drained soils
Labour	Cheap, abundant and
intensive crop	skilled labour
Areas	Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

 

Coffee

 

Temperature	\[15{}^\circ \text{ }to\text{ }28{}^\circ C\]
Rainfall	150 to 200 cms.
Soil	rich, well drained loamy soil
Labour	Cheap labour is essential.
Areas	Hills around Nilgiris, Karnataka, Keral  and Tamil Nadu