Tea Plantation In India Problems And Prospects. These groups have launched an investigation into the costs, benefits, environmental and social aspects of the cultivation of tea in india, indonesia and malawi. Tea is the dried leaf of a bush.
It also prescribes standards for housing, healthcare and education, regulates working conditions including maximum working hours, overtime payments, child labour, paid leave, and sickness and. As shown in the table 3.1 the total land extent utilized in the tea plantation is about 212,715 hectares by 2007. But with the charter act of 1833, abolished the trade
It has been producing some of the finest teas in the world.
Moreover, the average yield in assam is 1800 kg/hectare compared to 2500 kg/hectare in south india. The tea industry in assam is the largest employer with 50% of the workforce being women, but output value per employee is one of the lowest unlike in south india. Year 2018 began with a lot of optimism in the backdrop of an excellent year (2017) that was witnessed in terms of tea prices. Thus it is the most important beverage crop of india.