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World Rubber Production

Global natural rubber production stood at around 12 million tonnes in 2014 and Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam are the top natural Rubber Producing countries. Vietnam is the new...

September 21, 2015

India’s Major Crops: Coffee

Coffee is prepared from the roasted seeds called as Coffee beans.  Coffee is grown in more than 70 countries of the world.  Due to Caffeine, it gives stimulating...

September 21, 2015

Sustainable Sugar Initiative

Sugarcane is a water thirsty crop and enormous amount of water is needed in its production. The problem of optimal utilization of water becomes a major issue in...

September 20, 2015

Palm Oil Cultivation and Sustainability Issues

In recent times, there has been a constant rise in demand of palm oil from all parts of the world. This has led to a high rate of...

September 20, 2015

Coffee Board of India

Coffee Board of India is an autonomous body, functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It was set up under an Act of the...

September 19, 2015

Importance of Baba Budangiri in India’s Coffee Industry

Dattagiri or Baba Budangiri  is a mountain in the Dattagiri Hill Range / Baba Budan Giri Range of the Western Ghats in the Chikkamagaluru District of Karnataka. There...

September 19, 2015

Difference between Robusta Coffee and Arabica Coffee

Arabica is more popular as a drink in comparison to Robusta mainly because of the taste. Robusta is robust and has almost double the caffeine than Arabica but...

September 19, 2015

Key Facts about Coffee Plant

Coffee is prepared from the roasted seeds called as Coffee beans.  Coffee is grown in more than 70 countries of the world.  Due to Caffeine, it gives stimulating...

September 19, 2015

Tea as National Drink of India

There has been a consistent demand from the Tea Industry for declaring Tea as ‘national drink’ of India. In August 2012, a parliamentary standing committee on commerce recommended...

September 19, 2015

Why Kangra Tea is struggling?

Kangra tea is facing a crisis and many of the tea growers in Kangra valley are abandoning the tea gardens. The key reasons of this crisis are discussed...

September 19, 2015

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