India
India has a long history of coffee production when the first seeds were brought here by the mythic Baba Budan. Coffee was introduced into India through the Chikkamagaluru (Chikmagalur) district when the first coffee crop was grown in the Baba Budan Giri Hills during 1670 AD. According to the article "Origins of Coffee," the saint "Bababudan" on his pilgrimage to Mecca, traveled through the seaport of Mocha, Yemen, where he discovered coffee.
To introduce its taste to India, he wrapped seven coffee beans around his belly and got them out of Arabia. On his return home, he planted the beans in the hills of Chikkamagaluru, which are now named Baba Budan Hills in his honor. You can read more about Indian coffee in our Coffee Library.
