The AroWest Plantation Crops Library

Coffee (Coffea arabica & Coffea canephora / Robusta)

Coffee is a flagship plantation crop of the Western Ghats, grown almost entirely under shade in Kodagu (Coorg), Chikmagalur and Hassan in Karnataka,…

Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is India's largest plantation beverage crop, made from young leaf flushed on estates across two great belts: the South…

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is the raw bean behind chocolate and cocoa products. In India it is a relatively young plantation crop, grown mainly in…

Arecanut (Areca catechu)

Arecanut — supari or betel nut — is one of the Western Ghats' most important plantation crops, with India the world's largest producer and Karnataka…

Natural Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis)

Natural rubber is one of India's most economically vital plantation outputs, tapped as latex from the Hevea brasiliensis tree and processed into…

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)

Cashew is one of India's flagship plantation crops and a cornerstone of the country's edible-nut trade. India is among the world's largest cashew…

Coconut (Cocos nucifera)

Coconut — nariyal — is the signature plantation crop of India's southern coast, grown densely across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and coastal…

Copra (dried coconut kernel, from Cocos nucifera)

Copra is the dried kernel of the coconut and the primary raw material behind coconut oil, making its price a foundational signal for the entire…