Changing climatic conditions especially erratic rainfall and high temperature have aggravated the problem, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
She also said that the white stem borer is one of the major pests affecting Arabica coffee in India.
"The Coffee Board has predicted a decline of about 9 per cent in coffee production for the 2016-17 season in comparison with the previous year (2015-16)," the minister said.
Replying to a separate question, the minister said Asian Development Bank has submitted the final report on conceptual development plan of Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor.
ADB has approved USD 631 million (Rs 4,165 crore) in loans and grants for infrastructure development along VCIC in September last year.
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