Indian Tea Scenario and its opportunity in the global market

  • Mr.Diganta Kumar Bora Assistant Professor, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India
  • Dr.Rana Pratap Bhuyan Professor & Director of Student Welfare, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India
  • Mr. Manuranjan Gogoi Assistant Professor, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India
  • Dr.Srstisri Upadhyaya Assistant Professor, Dergaon Kamal Dworah College (under Dibrugarh University), Assam, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/sshr.v5i8.3618
Keywords: Tea, Plantation, Production, Export, Import

Abstract

India is the second largest tea producing country in the world after China having plantation area of about 6.36 lakh hectares. Highest ever production of tea was recorded in 2018 with a staggering figure of 1338.63 million kg. However, productivity of tea in the country is 2103 Kg made tea per ha which is 4 % less than the year 2016. India ranked fourth in terms of tea exports, which reached 254.50 million Kg in 2018-19. Import of tea reached to 24.22 million kg which is highest in recent time. Average price of all categories of tea in all India auction sale was Rs. 140.26 which is also in increasing trend. Tea has become a trendy product for young people who love to drink it in the sophisticated environment of specialty teashops and exclusive restaurants, hotels and cafés. Promoting health benefits to boost the demand is the need of the hour.

 

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Published
2020-09-04
How to Cite
Mr.Diganta Kumar Bora, Dr.Rana Pratap Bhuyan, Mr. Manuranjan Gogoi, & Dr.Srstisri Upadhyaya. (2020). Indian Tea Scenario and its opportunity in the global market. IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 5(8), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.53555/sshr.v5i8.3618
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Vol. 5 No. 8 (2020): IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research (ISSN: 2456-2971)
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