{
  "id": 13684736,
  "title": "Karnataka’s coffee cultivation area remains stagnant: KPA chairman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/karnatakas-coffee-cultivation-area-remains-stagnant-kpa-chairman",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-11T08:56:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnatakas-coffee-cultivation-area-remains-stagnant-kpa-chairman/article71568713.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Karnataka, India's dominant coffee-producing state, is grappling with stagnant coffee cultivation areas, according to M. Salman Baseer, Chairman of the Karnataka Planters Association (KPA). The cultivation area, which accounts for over 70% of national coffee production, has remained unchanged for the last 15-20 years due to factors such as rigid land conversion laws, lack of State-sponsored credit, underfunded subsidies, high-interest rates, and the unavailability of climate-resilient and high-yielding varieties. Baseer emphasized the need for policy changes focusing on yield intensification through climate-resilient, high-density planting and aggressive branding of shade-grown gourmet coffees to protect India's global competitiveness.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}