Chikmagalur is Karnataka's primary coffee district with rich estate culture. A small estate-coffee roastery plus a curated coffee-estate homestay network captures both heritage and tourism streams.
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Chikmagalur district is the birthplace of Indian coffee plus has growing coffee-estate tourism. A combined operator running a small estate-coffee roastery (sourcing local single-estate Arabica) plus a curated coffee-estate homestay network (10-15 properties) captures both heritage and tourism streams.
Capex of 15-35 lakh covers roasting equipment, brand work, homestay onboarding, and 6 months of working capital. Coffee Board's small-roastery scheme plus Karnataka Tourism's homestay subsidy jointly fund up to 50% capex. Hard parts: building speciality-coffee skill, homestay quality standardisation, and reaching D2C buyers. Start with coffee (steadier business); homestay aggregator in year 2.
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