Industry aims to serve tea to schoolgoers to stir demand
6 years, 6 months ago

Industry aims to serve tea to schoolgoers to stir demand

The Hindu  

The tea industry aims to target schoolchildren to boost per capita consumption and is planning to do a survey before starting a campaign, Azam Monem, chairman, Indian Tea Association, said. Addressing a press meet to share the industry’s concerns over a three-day strike notice served by 28 trade unions in West Bengal, Mr. Monem said peak season work-disruptions would hurt the industry at a time when it was beset with oversupply, flat prices, high overhead costs and low per capita consumption. Mr. Monem said that 10 rounds of discussions have been held by the Minimum Wages Advisory Committee and interim wage increases had been implemented in West Bengal taking the cash component of daily wages to ₹159. With a view to increase exports, a delegation was set to travel to Iraq on July 23 to revive India’s presence in the 100 million kg market, Mr. Monem said.

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‘Tamil Nadu govt should pay agreed MSP to tea planters’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Tamil Nadu govt should pay agreed MSP to tea planters’

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS: Opposition parties and DMK’s allies said government tea factories are paying farmers Rs 3 per kg less than the MSP fixed by the district committee for tea leaves. Speaking to TNIE, Manjai V Mohan, coordinator of the meeting and founder of Badagadesa Party, said, ‘In October, the tea fixation committee headed by district collector, Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneru, and the …

Tea Association of India warns of return to ‘dark phase’ for industry
1 year ago

Tea Association of India warns of return to ‘dark phase’ for industry

The Hindu  

Guwahati India’s tea industry is experiencing challenges reminiscent of the “dark phase” of 2002-07, calling for introspection and resilience, an association of tea growers and manufacturers has said. “The economic strides made by our nation are indeed commendable, yet the tea industry is currently experiencing challenges reminiscent of the dark phase two decades ago,” Ajay Jalan, the president of the …

Assam small tea growers resent hike in workers’ wages
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam small tea growers resent hike in workers’ wages

The Hindu  

Small tea growers in Assam have resented the State government’s “unilateral” decision to increase the daily wage of plantation workers across gardens big and small to ₹232. The All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association said equating them with large gardens was an injustice on the part of the government. Government not extending subsidies: team growers’ body Assam has about 1.22 …

Assam hikes daily wages of tea garden workers by ₹27
2 years, 5 months ago

Assam hikes daily wages of tea garden workers by ₹27

The Hindu  

The daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam were hiked by ₹27, the second increase in such payments since the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government came to power in the State in May last year, an official said on August 9. Mr. Sarma said welfare of tea garden workers has always been his government's top priority. He said the cash …

Tea production rates drop in Assam and West Bengal after heavy rainfall
2 years, 6 months ago

Tea production rates drop in Assam and West Bengal after heavy rainfall

India Today  

The tea industry in Assam and West Bengal, which contributes almost 81 per cent of the country’s total tea production, has been battered by the fury of nature. ASSAM Assam witnessed a 27 per cent drop in tea production in June as compared to last year’s production rates. WEST BENGAL On the other hand, the Dooars-Terai tea gardens in neighbouring …

What’s hurting India’s tea exports?
3 years, 7 months ago

What’s hurting India’s tea exports?

Live Mint  

Shortage of product mix variety, high price of CTC brew and failure to leverage geographical indication tag in the overseas market are among the many reasons that have led to a slowdown in Indian tea exports, traders and planters said on Sunday. He also explained that prices of CTC variety of Indian tea are higher when compared to that of …

This election season, there’s a storm brewing in Assam’s tea gardens
3 years, 9 months ago

This election season, there’s a storm brewing in Assam’s tea gardens

Live Mint  

Six years ago, when Thomas Kerketta visited Garih Jharia Maria, his ancestral village in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, everyone treated him as an outsider. At his campaign rally in Dhekiajuli in the first week of February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of his government’s goodwill measures for tea-garden workers, even cautioning them against an “international conspiracy” to malign the Indian tea …

BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls

India TV News  

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on Saturday increased the daily wages of scores of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day, officials said. The officials said that the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers from Rs 167 …

Indian tea prices jump to new record as floods in Assam, coronavirus outbreak slash output
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian tea prices jump to new record as floods in Assam, coronavirus outbreak slash output

Firstpost  

Production losses have already pushed weekly auction prices to a record of Rs 232.60 per kilogramme, up 57 percent from a year ago, according to the Tea Board Mumbai: Tea prices in the world’s second-biggest producer India have jumped to a record after intense floods and coronavirus movement restrictions trimmed output in the main producing region. The price rise could …

Indian tea prices jump to record as floods, COVID-19 slash output
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian tea prices jump to record as floods, COVID-19 slash output

Live Mint  

Tea prices in the world's second-biggest producer India have jumped to a record after intense floods and coronavirus movement restrictions trimmed output in the main producing region. The price rise could support the beleaguered Indian tea industry which has struggled with rising production costs, but may limit New Delhi's exports and boost shipments from rivals such as Kenya and Sri …

Centre to examine tea planters' demand to incentivise orthodox plantation
6 years, 3 months ago

Centre to examine tea planters' demand to incentivise orthodox plantation

The Quint  

Kolkata, Sep 27 The Centre will examine the tea planters' appeal to incentivise the orthodox tea production in order to compete in the global markets, an official said here on Thursday. Given the fact that orthodox and green tea comprise over 50 per cent of the global export demand, augmenting orthodox production is key for boosting exports, he said. For …

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