Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that more and more coffee varieties are gaining popularity globally and are also helping cultivators in several parts of the country — from Chikmagalur, Coorg and Hassan in Karnataka to the areas of Pulney, Shevaroy, Nilgiri and Annamalai in Tamil Nadu.

“Indian coffee is becoming very popular all over the world. Be it Chikmagalur, Coorg and Hassan in Karnataka; the areas of Pulney, Shevaroy, Nilgiri and Annamalai in Tamil Nadu ; the Biligiri region on the Karnataka–Tamil Nadu border; or the areas of Wayanad, Travancore and Malabar in Kerala — the diversity of Indian coffee is truly remarkable. I have been told that our North-East is also progressing in coffee cultivation,” Modi said in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address.

“There are people in Koraput

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