WORLD’S MAJOR CROPS
DISTRIBUTION
COFFEE
Coffee trees are grown mainly on plantations in the tropics.
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CONDITIONS REQUIRED
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REGION OF PLANTATION
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Annual temperature 20 -25˚C, if possible with shades, but
frost free.
Annual rainfall of over 150 cm with a minimum in the flowering
season.
Deep, rich well – drained soil
Large scale of labour to tend the crop
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South America – Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru
Caribbean region –Mexico, EI Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica
Africa – Ivory coast, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Congo and Kenya
Asia – Philippines, Indonesia and India.
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WORLD’S MAJOR CROPS
DISTRIBUTION
COCOA
The cocoa tree is true native of tropical climate.
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CONDITIONS REQUIRED
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REGION OF PLANTATION
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Average annual temperature about 25 - 27˚ C
Well distributed rainfall over 50 – 200 cm.
Deep, rich well- drained soil.
No strong winds which could blow down the heavy pos.
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Western Africa – Over half the world’s production comes from this
region.
Tropical America – Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Dominican
Republics.
Asian countries – Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.
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