Cultivation, Yield, Income, and Tree Diversity in a Coffee Field in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

In this study we analyse coffee cultivation, yield, revenue and tree diversity in coffee forest regimes in Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. The coffee growing regions in India are mainly confined to the traditional South Indian states that are Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and partly in non-traditional regions are Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. While to a smaller extent in North-Eastern states. The production of coffee has an impact on the national and international economies and is the second-most traded commodity in the world. Total area under coffee plantations in Andhra Pradesh was about 4010 ha. The Average yield of Andhra Pradesh coffee is roughly 363.9026MT per year and the average revenue is 629.158(in lakhs) per year. Deforestation and the loss of biodiversity are two effects of the expansion of coffee farming. However, shade-grown coffee has been hailed as a way to safeguard tropical biodiversity. If promoted, shade-grown coffee can help preserve some biodiversity, but it can't match a natural forest's whole range of ecological advantages. The coffee cultivated in Andhra Pradesh is mainly shade grown coffee. In this study we also focused on tree species diversity, we analysed data on tree species diversity from 20 field plots (0.1 ha) in coffee area of, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India. We also analyse diversity indices evenness indices species richness indices and Density, frequency, basal area and IVI also calculated. Forest ecosystems can be protected against rising levels of disruption by increasing the diversity of tree species. The variety of tree species may also be directly impacted by anthropogenic disturbance.