HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Arabica variety of coffee is grown in India, it was initially brought from ____ This variety of coffee is in great demand all over the world.
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Iran
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Iraq
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Syria
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Yemen
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Main Types. Coffea arabica is native of Ethiopia, where the major genetic diversity of the species is found. Historians believe that coffee seeds were first taken from the coffee forests of Southwestern Ethiopia to Yemen, where it was cultivated as a crop.
Detailed explanation-2: -The variety of coffee grown in India that was initially brought from Yemen is called Arabica. It is grown in the hills of Karnataka (Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan), Kerala (Malabar region) and Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris District, Yercaud and Kodaikanal).
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