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As of 2022-23, AP’s Paderu Agency area had ~218,000 coffee farmers cultivating ~227,000 acres, per @andhra_gcc data.. That year, they grew ~71,000 tonnes of coffee fruit. Of this, about 5% had been procured from 1% farmers. Read on: indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

#ArakuCoffee commands a premium in national & foreign markets. The magic is in what the farmer does with the farm, says @manoj_naandi who’s been working with small holder farmers in the area for 20+ years. “There is no shortcut. It's tremendous hard work.” indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

Climate change is here to stay. #ArakuCoffee farmers can offer to the world a model illustrating that a combination of biodiversity, life science & biology can thwart the effects of climate change on agriculture, says @manoj_naandi. @madhavapeddik reports indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

Ramarao Dora, convenor, AP Adivasi Joint Action Committee has watched turmeric, forest produce lose markets. He sees the pattern repeating with #coffee. Govt should create markets, make tribals custodians of value chain, he says. #ArakuCoffee indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

#ArakuCoffee is now known across the world, found a mention in the PM’s speech in June 2024. But coffee farmer Lankela Visweswara Rao says govt should help tribal farmers market better and create value addition. @madhavapeddik reports indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

In 2025, coffee berry borer was seen in #ArakuCoffee area for the 1st time. Studies show that yield drops from pest attacks are lower if climate-resilient practices are employed, says Sri Pooja Tirumani, project officer at govt’s tribal development agency indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

Buridi Sundaramma grows #coffee on 3 acres in Araku’s Gondivalasa. She made Rs 1.7 lakh selling the produce; spent Rs 30,000 on labour. A mother of three, Sundaramma incurred a debt of Rs 1 lakh for their education. The debt keeps rising, she says. Read on: indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

Between 2020-25, India saw 30 additional days of coffee-harming heat due to climate change, @ClimateCentral found. Andhra Pradesh saw 34 more such days. @madhavapeddik reports how Araku’s #coffee farmers are coping in the face of rising heat, erratic rains indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

20 years ago, IT engineer Lankela Visweswara Rao chose to return to his family’s farms in Minumuluru of AP’s Paderu. Today, he’s vice-chairman of a farmer producer organisation with 370 members, grows #coffee using organic methods on 8 acres. Read on: indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

For 20+ years, @naandi_india has been working with small holder farmers in AP’s Araku region, helping them grow coffee using organic methods. As #climatechange hits #coffee yields the world over, can the Araku model become a scalable solution? Our story: indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

Vanthala Raju grows coffee on nine acres in G. Madugula, 75-km from Andhra Pradesh’s Araku. Changing climate has impacted yields, he says. A @ClimateCentral report showed coffee-harming heat is increasing the world over. @madhavapeddik reports indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…

India’s road accidents data captures deaths, and injuries–minor and major. The latter, which leave families impoverished while victims suffer months of pain & loss of income, are not adequately tracked. Our report: indiaspend.com/data-gaps/one-…

Medical expenses account for about 52% of the total costs faced by low-income households after a #road crash. Only 14% receive any insurance or compensation. Tribunal delays stretch 13 to 20 months. Survival is just the beginning. indiaspend.com/data-gaps/one-…

Grievous injuries in road accidents account for about a third of all reported injuries. This means, about 150,000 people a year survive crashes with severe trauma. India is barely tracking what happens to them after the crash. indiaspend.com/data-gaps/one-…

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Among 19 state commissions that provided data to @IJRranking, 35% cases, on average, were pending for 3+ years. In Kerala, J&K and Jharkhand, 70-80% cases were pending for 3+ years

Between 2020 and 2024, nearly 90% of cases filed in consumer dispute redressal commissions at the state and district level have been disposed of, new @IJRranking report shows. Follow this thread for insights: