Small Tea Growers Advocate for Regulation and Insurance

Small tea farmers in Northeast India are asking for help to protect their tea business.

They want the government to provide insurance against bad weather like droughts and too much rain, because this damages their tea plants.

They also want the government to keep a closer eye on the people who buy tea leaves from the farmers, because some of them are cheating the farmers or causing the tea to be bad quality.

The farmers want the government to treat tea like other important crops such as wheat, offering them financial support to help them stay in business, because it's getting expensive to grow tea.

They also want to promote Assam tea through branding and higher domestic consumption to maintain quality and benefit local farmers.