Tea gardens increase carbon sink capacity
Tea gardens in South China’s Fujian province are seen as a sally port for reducing agricultural GHG emissions thanks to their high plant coverage. A major tea-producing county with 154…
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Ban on blending of Darjeeling tea with Nepal variety lifted
Tea Board in its notification allows sellers to mix as long as they don’t claim the end product to be an exclusive item covered by GI label The Centre will…
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Vietnam ranks 7th worldwide in tea production
Vietnam is now ranked 7th and 5th worldwide in terms of tea production and exports, respectively. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the nation has 123,000ha under…
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How new brews are stirring up Turkey’s tea country
A top a terrifyingly steep mountain in northeastern Turkey, the village of Haremtepe resembles an island surrounded by a vast ocean of green: verdant, bushy rows of tea plantations continue…
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Kenya keen on exporting black tea to Chinese market
Kenya is eager to commence the sale of black tea in China amid growing demand for the product in the vast Chinese market. This intention was made clear recently by…
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International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines need for greater sustainability
As the world celebrates the International Tea Day 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted the need for greater economic, social and environmental sustainability in the…
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Sri Lankan tea pickers’ dreams shattered by economic crisis
On a lush plantation in Sri Lanka, Arulappan Ideijody deftly plucks the tips of each tea bush, throwing them over her shoulder into an open basket on her back. After…
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Japan Photo Journal: Traditional new tea leaf picking underway in Aichi Pref
Women clad in traditional “kasuri” dyed fabric clothes pick new tea leaves in the central Japan city of Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, on May 2, 2022. New tea leaf picking began…
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Georgia shares data on tea imports, exports
Georgia’s tea imports from January through November 2021 amounted to $8 million, which is a decrease of 14.8 percent, compared to $9.4 million over the same period of 2020, Trend reports via…
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Sri Lanka tea industry’s performance in 2021, prospects for 2022
By Forbes and Walker Tea Brokers Provisional Tea Industry Performance in Summary – 2021: Production – increase by approximately 22 m/kgs (8%) year-on-year Tea exports volume – increase by approximately…
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Turkey: tea harvesting
In the territories bordering the Black Sea in Turkey, tea is harvested three times a year, in May, July and September. A photo-reportage Çay (tea) is the most popular drink…
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Toy Train’s Jungle Tea Safari picks up steam
“The ‘Steam Jungle Tea Safari’ Toy Train service has been planned to run on a regular basis depending on demand. It is provided with the facilities of a Vistadome coach…
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Advent and Singapore wealth fund brew up joint £4bn bid for Unilever tea arm
Advent International and Singapore’s Government Investment Corporation are discussing tabling a joint bid for PG Tips and Lipton Ice Tea next week, Sky News learns. One of the world’s biggest…
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Pakistan to pursue tea plantation on commercial scale
While pursuing tea plantations on a commercial scale, the government of Pakistan has decided to cultivate tea on an area of about 25,000 acres over the next five years. “This year we…
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Man Vs Machine: Thousands Lose Jobs As Kenyan Tea Plantations Adopt Tea Plucking Machines
For years, the major tea farms in the region campaigned to substitute manual with mechanized labor in their tea plucking operations, which they said is cheaper and more efficient. However,…
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Indian Hotels Company announces opening of seven heritage Tea Estate bungalows in Munnar
The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), a hospitality company, has announced the opening of a collection of seven heritage Tea Estate bungalows in Munnar under its ”ama Stays and Trailsportfolio.” Located…
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Typhoo Tea is latest British name to be bought by private equity in wave of dealmaking by buy-out companies
Typhoo Tea is the latest British business to be bought by a private equity firm amid a wave of dealmaking by City buy-out companies. Industry sources said London-based Zetland Capital,…
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Chai Chun plans global expansion, acquires renowned Okayti Tea Estate
Chai Chun, India’s leading tea boutique, based out of West Bengal, announced the 100 per cent acquisition of Darjeeling-based Okayti Tea Estate. Chai Chun, a unit of Evergreen Group, is…
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