Dear Nabonita Pal,
Tea as a beverage known since ancient times. In the first century AD found in archival sources first mention of the tea plant. The original tea has been used exclusively as a drug. In Europe, tea became widespread only in the beginning of the XVI century.
Today, the global trend of the spread of tea is this: of all beverages consumed by mankind, tea ranks first. Interest in tea ceremony and tea culture growing around the world. Pressed tea is classified into two types: black and green. In order to identify the orientation of consumers when buying tea and tea products, the main reasons for consumption were divided into the following factors: consumer, non-price determinants and ergonomic. To increase consumer properties of tea production companies need to focus on the most demanding customer as improving quality entails an increase in demand and therefore increase profits and tea industries.
Regards, SHafagat
What is worrying the sector is the government's Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020. Earlier, tea was included in the Vishesh Krishi Gram Udyog Yojana and enjoyed a 5% benefit across bulk and value-added teas. But under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, the benefit has been reduced to three% on bulk teas, which is likely to affect the competitiveness of Indian tea. Bulk tea accounts for about 90% of overall tea export.
What had drawn the ministry's ire was the report called Trouble Brewing on Indian Tea Greenpeace had released in August which said that 34 pesticides were found in 46 samples of the dominant brands, while 59 per cent contained cocktails of more than 10 different pesticides, including one sample with residues of 20 different pesticides.
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Labour Department sources told The Hindu here that the government did not have an immediate solution in sight to end the agitation. Representatives of the agitating labourers who participated in the deliberations held at the behest of Labour Minister Shibu Baby John here, complained that recognised trade unions which were active in the sector, had failed to protect their interests and were also abetting the management to move against them. The labourers complained that they were being made to toil for 12 hours a day for a meagre wage of Rs. 240 a day. They also have complaints about the basic amenities offered by the management. This alleged trust deficit has become a major hindrance in carrying forward the discussions.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/labour-trouble-brews-in-munnar-tea-plantation-as-talks-fail/article7639054.ece
http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/kenyas-loss-is-indian-tea-sectors-gain-115050400615_1.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/has-greenpeace-jolted-the-tea-industry-115070101203_1.html
Labour problem due to interference of union has retarded the progress in Tea industry
Dear,
I read, u have received so many answered for your question. there is one issue you had not mentioned that your question covers only for India or all countries.
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