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Coffee is the seed of the Coffea fruit, roasted and brewed into the world's second-most traded commodity after crude oil. India is the only country that grows all of its coffee under shade, beneath a two-tier canopy of evergreen and fruit trees across the hill ranges of Karnataka (which alone accounts for ~70% of output), Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. This unique shade-grown agroforestry system produces a mild, low-acidity cup with full body and a heavy aroma that is distinctly Indian.

India produces both Arabica (Coffea arabica) and Robusta (Coffea canephora), with Robusta accounting for roughly 70% of the national crop. Indian washed Robusta — graded 'Robusta Parchment AB' and the premium 'Kaapi Royale' — is internationally regarded as the finest Robusta in the world, prized by European espresso blenders for the crema, body, and balance it lends to a blend. Arabica is offered as washed 'Plantation' (Arabica Plantation A/PB) and unwashed 'Cherry' grades.

India's signature specialty is Monsooned Malabar — green Arabica or Robusta beans exposed to the moisture-laden south-west monsoon winds for 12–16 weeks along the Malabar coast. The beans swell, pale to a golden colour, and develop a heavy, mellow, almost musty body with near-zero acidity. A Geographical Indication (GI)-protected product, Monsooned Malabar AA commands a strong premium in Northern Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan, where it is impossible to replicate from any other origin.