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employment opportunities to the locals and the idea of
cultivating Nepali coffee grew more popular over time.
After the year 2002, substantial increase in the export and
also increase in domestic market consumption to some
extent motivated coffee producers to consider coffee as a
major income generating crop.
Coffee Culture & Potential in Nepal
The coffee culture here is still very new and Nepal
is playing catch up to the rest of the world. The scene
is certainly on its way upwards, but we still have long
ways to go before we can start calling ourselves coffee
aficionados. We drink coffee not for the energy caffeine
provides, but for the sole purpose of its taste and only a
handful drink it to reap its benefits. Coffee in Nepal is
seen more as an alternative to the regular cup of tea that
we are so used to drinking at our homes and elsewhere.
According to information provided by Tea and Coffee
board of Nepal, the country imported 163,377 kilograms
of coffee while exporting 84,219 kilograms of coffee in
the fiscal year 2017/2018. The amount of coffee beans
being imported suggests that the country’s demands for
coffee are exceedingly high. Through these numbers
alone we can analyze the coffee needs for Nepali
people. The import figure in coffee is rising constantly
and consistently throughout the last couple of years and
shows no signs of stopping. This statistic shows that
coffee beans being produced in Nepal are not enough to