Small growers edging out big players, says Tea Association
The Hindu
‘Welfare steps making organised sector’s output costlier’
Small tea growers are threatening to push estates in the organised sector out of the competition because they are not burdened with welfare responsibilities, the Tea Association of India (TAI) has said.
In its paper titled ‘Sustainability of tea industry in India,’ the TAI said that the small tea growers, or STGs, are no longer small or a minority as they produce more than 50% of India’s green-leaf output.
An STG is a person who cultivates tea in an area up to 25 acres. There are more than two lakh STGs in Assam and West Bengal.
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