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Question
What conditions of soil and climate are favourable for the cultivation of coffee?
Solution
Coffee grows well on fertile and well-drained loamy soil.
A coffee plantation requires hot and humid climatic conditions. Though rainfall should be distributed throughout the year, there should be one long dry season so that the coffee beans can ripen. Frost is harmful to the coffee plantation.
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