COCOA

The world production is estimated at over 30 lakh tonnes of dried cocoa beans and the major producers are Ivory Coast and Ghana (in Africa) and Indonesia. India's share in the world production is negligible. The growth in area and production of cocoa in India has been slow in the past decade. Though the processing industry has an installed capacity of over 30,000 tonnes a year, its current intake is around 12,000 to 15,000 tonnes. Indigenous production currently is around 10,000 tonnes a year from a total area of 30,000 hectares spread over Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Area production and productivity of Cocoa in selected states of India

Year	Andhra Pradesh			Karnataka			Kerala			India
Year	Area	Prodn	Prodty	Area	Prodn	Prodty	Area	Prodn	Prodty	Area	Prodn	Prodty
1998-99	670	150	224	2780	1325	477	8909	3686	414	12402	5198	494
1999-00	2744	771	280	4400	1550	352	8949	4000	446	16185	6361	378
2000-01	2740	800	293	4400	1700	402	8500	4000	470	15740	6540	400
2001-02	2700	800	460	4400	1700	402	8680	4100	472	16130	6780	500
2002-03	8537	690	500	6000	2500	420	10220	5870	630	25157	9230	500
2003-04	10170	650	515	6000	2500	750	10220	5900	700	27811	9250	515
2004-05	11830	715	530	6000	2750	825	10220	6490	770	29471	10175	530
2005-06	11900	1520	550	6800	2650	600	10220	5800	675	30341	10180	530

Source : Directorate of Cashew nut & Cocoa Development, Govt. of India.

Kerala is the major producer of cocoa in the country. The area under the crop is stagnant at 10,000 hectares for over a decade now. The current production in Kerala is around 6,000 tonnes, Karnataka 2,600 tonnes, Andhra Pradesh 1,500 tonnes and Tamil Nadu 200 tonnes.

Last updated: 22-05-2008

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