Name the two major beverage crops grown in India

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Name the two major beverage crops grown in India. Describe their growing areas.

Answer

Two major beverage crops: Tea and coffee

Tea growing areas: Assam , West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Coffee producing states: Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Tea cultivation is an example of plantation agriculture. It is also an important beverage crop introduced in India initially by the British. The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. Major teaproducing states are Assam, hills of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Exam Year: 2019