Coffee Expansion in the North East: Coffee Board Support by Year
· 1 min read · 4 official sources
The Coffee Board supported 1,032.6 hectares of coffee expansion and consolidation in the North Eastern Region in 2022-23, along with 169 drying yards, 169 water augmentation units and 32 group nurseries, according to its annual report. Figures for earlier years from the Board's annual reports are below.
Coffee Development Programme in North Eastern Region: Expansion of Coffee: key numbers
Infographic
Coffee Board support in the North Eastern Region by year
Area of coffee expansion and consolidation supported, and drying yards and group nurseries built, in the North Eastern Region. Each year's figures are from that year's Coffee Board annual report (2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23); the 2019-20 report was not checked.
| Year | Expansion and consolidation (ha) | Drying yards | Group nurseries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 707.35 | 153 (with water harvesting structures) | Not reported |
| 2020-21 | 577.60 | 33 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | 79.80 | 20 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | 1,032.6 | 169 | 32 |
Source: coffeeboard.gov.in, as on 31 March 2023
North East and non-traditional areas compared (2022-23)
Coffee expansion support and drying yards in the North Eastern Region and in the Non-Traditional Areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in 2022-23, as reported in the Coffee Board annual report. The Andhra Pradesh and Odisha line covers coffee expansion only.
| Region | Area supported (ha) | Drying yards |
|---|---|---|
| North Eastern Region | 1,032.6 | 169 |
| Andhra Pradesh and Odisha | 2,760.0 | 2,286 |
Source: coffeeboard.gov.in, as on 31 March 2023
How a North East grower gets expansion support
What the numbers show
The Coffee Board's expansion support helps tribal and small growers in the seven North Eastern states plant new coffee and fill gaps in existing plantations. In 2022-23, the Board supported 1,032.6 hectares of coffee expansion and consolidation in the region. It also helped build 169 drying yards, 169 water augmentation units and 32 group nurseries, according to its annual report for that year.
The trend over the years
Support has varied a lot from year to year. The Board reported 707.35 hectares in 2018-19 and 577.60 hectares in 2020-21. In 2021-22 the figure dropped to 79.80 hectares, then rose to 1,032.6 hectares in 2022-23, the highest of the years shown. Drying yards followed a similar path, from 33 in 2020-21 and 20 in 2021-22 to 169 in 2022-23.
How the North East compares
In the Non-Traditional Areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, where the Board also works mainly with tribal growers, it supported 2,760.0 hectares of coffee expansion and 2,286 cement drying yards in 2022-23. In the North East, expansion is also meant to help farmers move away from shifting cultivation on jhum land.
What the figures do not tell you
The annual reports give one combined figure for expansion and consolidation, so the area under new planting alone is not shown. They also do not break the numbers down by state or count how many growers benefited. The 2018-19 report gives drying yards and water harvesting structures as one number.
Where to check the numbers
Coffee Board annual reports are published on coffeeboard.gov.in under the RTI section. The Board's extension offices in Guwahati and other North Eastern centres handle applications and can confirm current subsidy rates.
Frequently asked questions
How much coffee area does the Coffee Board support in the North East each year?
The Coffee Board supported 1,032.6 hectares of coffee expansion and consolidation in the North Eastern Region in 2022-23. The figure was 79.80 hectares in 2021-22 and 577.60 hectares in 2020-21.
How many drying yards were built for North East coffee growers?
169 drying yards and 169 water augmentation units were supported in the North Eastern Region in 2022-23, up from 20 drying yards in 2021-22.
Why was 2021-22 so low?
The 2021-22 annual report shows only 79.80 hectares supported in the region that year. The report does not give a reason.
Are there newer figures than 2022-23?
The latest Coffee Board annual report used on this page is for 2022-23. When a newer report with North East figures is published on coffeeboard.gov.in, this page will be updated.
Eligibility, documents and how to apply: Coffee Development Programme in North Eastern Region: Expansion of Coffee full guide
Charts, data files and the infographic are free to download, share and embed with a link back to this page.
Sources
This guide was checked against these official pages:
- coffeeboard.gov.in (coffeeboard.gov.in/RTI/CB%20Eng-AR_2022_23%20Final.pdf)
- coffeeboard.gov.in (coffeeboard.gov.in/RTI/CB_AR_Eng_2021-22.pdf)
- coffeeboard.gov.in (coffeeboard.gov.in/RTI/CB_AR_Eng.pdf)
- coffeeboard.gov.in (coffeeboard.gov.in/RTI/Coffee%20Board%20Annual%20Report_2018_19_Eng_Hindi.pdf)