← All cropsSpecialty · Shade-grown estate

Coffee & pepper

Your own estate coffee, hand-picked, sun-dried and roasted for you. Pepper from the same shade trees.

Registering interestGrown at Coorg coffee estate, Karnataka
Coffee & pepper (Arabica under shade, with black pepper vines)Illustrative
Setup per 10 bushes₹2,360One time
Annual care₹1,850Per 10 bushes, per year
Time to first harvest3–4 years
Expected first harvestWinter 2030
FarmCoorgPlanting Monsoon 2027 (Jun–Jul)

Harvest calendar

How much could it yield?

Three honest numbers. After each season we publish the actual weight next to them.

REFERENCE0.15–0.4 kg clean coffee/bushKarnataka arabica averages roughly 400–700 kg/ha of clean coffee (Coffee Board) at about 2,500–3,000 bushes/ha
PLANNING1.5–3 kg roasted/yrFor every 10 bushes, plus a little pepper
CONSERVATIVE1 kg/yrUsed for harvest protection
Actual harvest at CoorgPublished after the first season
100Native fit
CLIMATE FIT

Why it grows at Coorg

Arabica likes 15–25°C, 1,600–2,500 mm of rain, acidic forest soil and shade, at 1,000 m and above. Most of Kodagu grows robusta; arabica comes from its higher, cooler estates, which is where we will plant.

  • Winter lows100
    13°C coldest-month low; needs ≥ 10°C
  • Summer highs100
    29°C hottest-month high; tolerates ≤ 32°C
  • Rainfall100
    2,200 mm/yr; comfortable 1500–3,000 mm
  • Winter chill100
    No chill needed
  • Soil pH100
    pH 5.6; suits 5–6.5
  • Altitude100
    1,000 m; suits 800–1,800 m
  • Humidity100
    High humidity; prefers moderate or high

Coffee & pepper is a native fit at Coorg (100/100). Every factor lines up, which is why we grow it here.

What can go wrong

White stem borer
Erratic blossom showers
Leaf rust
And always: weather, pests, market prices and plants lost while they establish.

At harvest you can

DeliverCrated and delivered to your door, usually within 48 hours of picking in Jaipur.
ConvertSwap one harvest for a mixed basket of what's in season, at that day's rates.
DonateSend it to a partner food bank. You get a receipt for your records.
Farm creditKeep the value as credit for care fees, visits or produce.
MORE CROPS, EACH IN ITS OWN CLIMATE