Harangal

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CountryIndia
RegionMadapur
FarmHarangal
Altitude1 250 m
Size of the farm42 ha

Farmer Chengapa imagined owning a plantation after leaving the Indian Air Force. He made his dream come true with the help of his son M.C. Kariappa. With a huge desire and motivation to grow, Chengapa and his son decided to make their destiny in coffee plantation. They began to gradually buy up pieces of small farms that were for sale, expanding their coffee plantations.

 

Located atop the Harangal Hill overlooking the backwaters of the Harangi Dam in Madapur, a picturesque town in the Coorg district of South India, Harangal Estate brings you the finest, award-winning Arabica coffee.

 

There is a rich and diverse collection of indigenous fruit trees such as jamun, wild fig, breadfruit, banana, orange, avocado, mango, and non-fruit trees such as rosewood, Indian kino, nandi tree and other endemic species that give our coffees their distinct flavour. The plantation hosts wild pigs, peacocks and Indian gaur.

PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS

KaadKaapi is a collective in South India which keeps animals free to move and passage in the countryside and around farms.

 

It supports long-term sustainability by working with farmers in Chikmagalur and Coorg districts to implement wildlife-friendly cultivation methods, providing financial and advisory support, and ensuring access to premium international markets. This approach benefits both wildlife conservation and local farmers economically.

 

Traditional coffee agroforests in this region help preserve local biodiversity by providing alternative habitats for wildlife. However, market changes and rising cultivation costs are driving farmers towards practices that harm biodiversity.

About the coffee

Our partner farms cultivate both traditional Indian Arabica varieties and cultivars that have been introduced to India from other coffee-growing regions around the world. Many of these varieties were developed through breeding programmes aimed at improving disease resistance, adapting plants to local growing conditions, or enhancing cup quality.

Among the most significant Indian varieties is S795, developed in the 1940s from breeding material introduced from Kenya. It remains one of India’s most widely cultivated Arabica varieties, valued for its reliability, adaptability, and well-balanced cup profile. Another important variety is SLN9, developed at the Coffee Research Station in Balehonnur as a cross between Ethiopian Tafarikela and Hybrido de Timor. Considered one of the newer Indian cultivars, it is recognised for its excellent cup quality. Chandragiri is another notable Indian variety, bred as a more disease-resistant alternative to Kent. Thanks to its high yield potential and quality, it has become increasingly common on Indian coffee farms in recent years.

Alongside these Indian varieties, many of our partner farms are also cultivating internationally recognised cultivars such as Geisha, Bourbon, Catuai, as well as other experimental varieties. The selection of cultivars varies between farms and evolves from harvest to harvest, reflecting each producer’s decisions and the ongoing development of Indian specialty coffee.

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Fully ripe cherries are selectively hand-picked, hand sorted, and mechanically density sorted to remove underdeveloped, damaged, and low-density cherries, as well as other foreign matter. After pulping, the parchment coffee is transferred to fermentation tanks, where it undergoes approximately 18 hours of aerobic fermentation. Following fermentation, the coffee is washed mechanically to remove residual mucilage. The washed parchment is then dried on raised beds and/or patios for approximately 15 days, using a combination of shade drying and polyhouse drying, until the target moisture content is achieved. Once dried, the coffee is cupped, quality assessed, and segregated into individual lots before being stabilized in storage. The coffee is then machine hulled, colour sorted, and hand garbled to ensure consistency and defect control, before being packed in hermetic liners within new Ijira jute bags for export.

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