Palthope Estate, India
Establishment
Palthope Farm, established in 1935, is located in Coorg, Karnataka, surrounded by the Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary and specialises in shade-grown canephoras. The main varieties produced are Old Paradenia and CXR, which are processed dry (natural) or wet.
Current
Besides, Deepak Chengappa produces small amounts of S 795 with fine berry tones and sweet-fruity Liberica. The coffee plants grow in the shade of more than 93 different shade plants. Other products are pepper, arecanut, nutmeg and sapotes.
Manager: B.B. Deepak Chengappa
Coordinates: 12°00’11.7”N 76°02’58.3”E
Year of foundation: 1935
Farms: 2 (Palthope, Ponya)
Hectares: 10
Employees: 5
Harvest workers: 48
Species: Arabica, Canephora, Liberica
Varieties: Old Paradenia, CxR, S 795
Processing: Natural, Pulped Natural, Fully Washed
Annual production: 50 - 70 t