Eastern hill district that trade writing names as Nepal's largest coffee producer, ahead of Gulmi.
Kavrepalanchok, with its headquarters at Dhulikhel in Bagmati Province, is named in trade writing as Nepal's largest coffee-producing district, with about 273 ha and more than 32 tonnes. It is one of the eight founding districts of the Nepal Coffee Federation. In a 2018 survey of cooperatives, Kavre farmers had the longest history with coffee, most for about 16 years.
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Gulmi introduced coffee to Nepal, but Kavrepalanchok is named as the larger producer today.
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