Small tea growers play pivotal role in industry: GoyalThe Union Minister also urged tea growers to aim for high-value markets such as the US, the Middle East and Europe and also bring sustainab...
30 Sep, 2023, 10.32 AM IST
Small tea growers seek cooperation and support from organized sectors and governmentThe National Small Tea Grower's Conference 2023 highlighted the significance of small tea growers (STGs) in the Indian tea industry and the...
29 Sep, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
Tea Board of India to instruct all the Development Officers of the Tea Board to monitor strict compliance of the qualityPatoway interacted with the representatives of small tea growers’ associations of the state at a meeting held at Assam Administrative Staff...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Small tea growers in Assam estimate a loss of Rs 500 crore due to the pandemicAASTGA pegs the number of small growers in Assam at 1.3 lakh, out of an estimated 2.5 lakh across India.
21 Apr, 2020, 08.25 PM IST
Small tea growers seeks Rs 30 per kilogram as minimum price of green tea leavesTea Board will discuss the proposal in its board meeting on September 24.
23 Sep, 2019, 10.13 PM IST
Assam to provide land rights to small tea growersAssam CM urged tea growers to keep a check on the quality as Indian tea has been going through a tough phase in the international market du...
11 Sep, 2017, 09.19 PM IST
Small tea growers welcome proposal to amend tea ActSmall-scale tea growers have welcomed an amendment to the Indian Tea Act as they expect the move, if implemented, to benefit this group of ...
02 Feb, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
Sharp decline in green leaf prices brewing unrest among small tea growers of upper AssamThe growers have announced that it will not pluck tea leaf in Tinsukia district on Monday and will resort to road blockade in four places.
08 Nov, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
Growers in Assam are taking to organic green tea cultivationChairman NETA, Bidyananda Barkakoty said that small growers in Assam and other Northeastern states have started making organic hand made gr...
22 Feb, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
- Assam green tea prices jump 40%
Green tea has seen a 40% jump in prices in October and it may further increase as the plucking season draws to a close next month.
31 Oct, 2012, 06.06 AM IST
- Small tea growers want Tea Board registration to avail government schemes
Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers Associations (CISTA), the national body of small tea growers, has urged the Union commerce minist...
03 Oct, 2012, 03.08 PM IST
- Rainfall deficit delays first flush tea in Assam
Tea plantations in several parts of Assam are reeling under rainfall shortage. This has led to a delay in the arrival of first flush of tea...
12 Mar, 2012, 04.46 AM IST
- Bengal small tea growers want a separate directorate under Tea Board
The small tea growers of North Bengal want a separate directorate under Tea Board that will exclusively deal with their issues.
04 Jan, 2012, 04.48 PM IST
Bengal entrepreneurs look at tea production as a source of incomeGreen leaf production is finding new converts in rural North Bengal as a few first time entrepreneurs are looking at it as an alternative s...
27 Dec, 2011, 04.33 PM IST
- CTC tea prices drop on improved supply
Increased availability of tea in the auctions has pulled down prices of CTC black teas by 4 per cent.
17 Nov, 2011, 03.11 AM IST
- Shortage of Urea hits tea growers
The tea industry in Assam is facing a shortage of fertilisers, especially urea, which is abetting blackmarketing in the state.
19 Sep, 2011, 01.35 AM IST
- Fluctuation in tea prices results in dispute between tea growers and processing units
The AASTGA has staged a protest outside the Tea Board office in Guwahati demanding the implementation of the TMCO 2003.
12 Sep, 2011, 06.02 AM IST