Archive · 11 Aug 2025
Assam Tea Industry Addresses Imports, Climate Change, and Market Issues
Tea growers in Assam, where tea is grown, got together to talk about problems.
They're worried about cheap tea coming from other countries, the weather hurting their crops, and unfair rules.
They don't like that the rules are different for them than for the tea coming from other countries.
The weather, specifically less rain and higher temperatures, is making it harder to grow tea in some areas.
They want things to be fairer, like having the same rules for everyone and making sure the tea sold is good quality.
Assam tea industry stakeholders met to discuss challenges.
Concerns raised include unfair tea imports, climate impacts, and market issues.
Stakeholders criticized the Tea Board's plucking restrictions, which they see as discriminatory.
Climate change is causing yield declines in some Assam tea-growing regions.
Participants called for stricter quality control and fair market regulations.
- Who
- Tea Board officials, industry leaders, and small growers.
- What
- Stakeholders in Assam's tea industry discussed challenges.
- When
- The roundtable was held on Sunday, August 11.
- Where
- Toklai Tea Research Institute in Jorhat, Assam.
- Why
- To address issues such as imports, climate change, and market practices.
Assam Tea Growers
Tea Board/Importers
Imports
Assam Tea Growers
Opposes imports, seeks equal regulations.
Tea Board/Importers
Supports tea imports
Subsidies
Assam Tea Growers
Wants subsidies for small growers
Tea Board/Importers
Prioritizing Large Estates
- Meeting Location
- Toklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat
- Key Topic
- Unfair Imports and Climate Change
- Participants
- Tea Board, Industry Leaders, Growers
- Tea Board's Ban
- Plucking Coarse Leaves After December 30
- Tea Coloring concerns
- Artificial Coloring in tea