The harvesting of coffee has started much early in Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district due to favourable weather conditions, according to officials.
While the area under coffee cultivation in all the 11 Agency mandals is about 2.45 lakh acres, the total harvested area is 2.05 lakh acres. It takes at least five years for a coffee plant to bear fruit.
As per the 2022-23 report, a total of 93,521 tribal people are involved in coffee cultivation, of which 2,600 are cultivating the top-grade variety.
