Coffee is a high value cash crop with environmental importance and is being popular among Nepalese people since last few decades It has been spreading in over 39 districts of the middle hill region of Nepal.
Coffee can be commercially produced in many parts of the country. However, there is great potentiality in mid hills region for organic coffee production as it has got suitable climate, topography, Soil, relative humidity, Temperature and Rainfall for Arabica coffee. Some Districts like Gulmi, Palpa, Argakhanchi, Lalitpur,Tanahu, Kavre, Sindhupalchowk, Lamjung, Kaski, Gorkha, Syangja, Parbat, Baglung are successfully growing and producing Coffee beans and is increasing gradually. This will certainly help in diversifying process and will increase the income of the farmers as well as other individuals involved in coffee processing and marketing enterprise.
Nepal is Exporting Coffee bean mostly in Japan,America and European countries.This has been extended to other parts of the word..
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| Fiscal Years |
Coffee plantation area (In Hectares) |
Production (Dry Cheery In M.T.) |
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In B.S. |
In A.D. |
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| 2051/052 | 1994/95 | 135.7 | 12.95 |
| 2052/053 | 1995/56 | 220.3 | 29.20 |
| 2053/054 | 1996/97 | 259.0 | 37.35 |
| 2054/055 | 1997/98 | 272.2 | 55.90 |
| 2055/056 | 1998/99 | 277.1 | 44.50 |
| 2056/057 | 1999/00 | 314.3 | 72.40 |
| 2057/058 | 2000/01 | 424 | 88.70 |
| 2058/059 | 2001/02 | 596 | 139.20 |
| 2059/060 | 2002/03 | 764 | 187.50 |
| 2060/061 | 2003/04 | 952 | 217.50 |
| 2061/062 | 2004/05 | 1078 | 250.00 |
| 2062/063 | 2005/06 |
1285
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391.00
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| 2063/064 | 2006/07 | 1396 | 460.00 |
| 2064/065 | 2007/08 | 1145.0 | 265(production parchment) |
| 2065/066 | 2008/09 | 1531 | 334(production parchment) |
