Fourth-generation tea planter Shrey Agarwal is experimenting ... The global south, particularly India, with its vast agricultural landscapes, tropical climate, and abundant biomass, is uniquely ...

KOLKATA: Resentment is brewing in the tea industry as planters and exporters are alleging that "inferior quality" imported tea is being blended with the Indian crop and exported without multi ...

Also, the mechanism of inspection should be strengthened to ensure that teas imported into India comply with the guidelines of FSSAI,” he added. At the meeting, the planters said the total tea ...

Planters and exporters also raised questions over the alleged "mismatch" between the export data of the Tea Board of Kenya, and the import data of Tea Board India during the January-October period in ...

is being imported to India. In 2024, 14 to 15 million kilos of tea were imported from Nepal. This tea is being sold as Darjeeling Tea in many places,” said Atul Rastogi, the additional vice-chairman ...

The planters also did not send leaves that have already been plucked to eight tea factories. “In October, MSME Minister TM Anbarasan assured that green tea leaves would be procured as per the ...