Budget 2015: Tea plantation sector urges for support in pre-budget appealAgriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd. (AICIL) has been introduced to protect agriculture farmers against heavy rain, hailstorm, pests or ...
Small tea growers demand for brand identity to get a new boostDemand for separate brand identity for tea produced by small tea growers , sector that contributes around 30% to national green leaf produc...
No sign of crop insurance coverage for weather hit tea sectorThe weather hit tea sector is yet to have any positive hope form the policy makers on its long pending demand of coverage under under Agric...
Weather-hit tea sector asks for insurance coverageBadly hit with lack of rainfall, Indian small tea growers reiterated their old demand of coverage under Agriculture Crop Insurance schemes.
- Sustainability code for tea industry from July 11
Being developed by the board in collaboration with four reputed agencies associated with the industry, the code encompasses all aspects of ...
- Crash in global prices may not worry India's plantation sector
The govt is working on a modified price stabilisation fund to protect the plantation sector that includes tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom and...
- ICC organises Tea Conclave to focus on small tea growers and branding of tea
Indian Chamber of Commerce has organised a tea conclave to focus on small tea growers. Important stakeholders from Indian tea fraternity in...
Budget 2013: Tea sector seeks crop insurance and fertiliser subsidy"Despite being highly dependent on the climatic whims, tea is not covered under the schemes of Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limit...
- Small tea growers want dedicated brand building process for own produce
Following formation of separate directorate of Indian tea Board for the development of small tea growers, the STGs have proposed a speciali...
- Panbari factory starts yielding tea under own brand name
Though yet to be formally inaugurated, pathfinder in this direction, Panbari factory has started yielding under own brand name.
- India’s first small tea growers' self help group owned tea factory to start in October
India’s first Small Tea Grower’s(STG) Self Help Group(SHG) owned tea factory is coming to life by the end of October.
- Weather based crop insurance for tea is in process
Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited and Indian Tea Board have started compiling nationwide weather data as well as surveying bad...
Indian tea exports to Chinese market increasing steadilyThough China remains the world's largest producer of tea, the GeNext in the country is increasingly consuming black tea grown in India.
- Apples in Rajasthan, coffee in Himachal: Innovating farmers cultivate crops not usually grown in their areas
Driven by the urge to do something different or to earn higher returns, a new breed of farmers is cultivating crops not usually grown in th...
- Tea fund gains momentum as banks pitch in
The replantation and rejuvenation of country’s ageing tea bushes under the SPTF scheme has gathered momentum as a consortium of 4 banks led...
- Govt invites bids for control of four ailing tea gardens
The commerce ministry has finally kicked off the process of handing over management control of sick tea estates in the country by invoking ...