Experts Advocate Premium Tea Promotion and Quality Improvement at UPASI Conference
At the UPASI Tea Research Foundation's centenary conference in Coonoor, experts emphasized the need to promote premium teas and improve quality to compete globally. Hariram Govind highlighted China's dominance in premium tea consumption, while Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan urged expanding research and modernizing processing to enhance India's tea industry. Challenges such as commoditisation and climate change were noted, with calls for sustainable practices benefiting producers and workers alike to ensure economic viability and social responsibility.
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thehindu broke this story on 21 Sept, 02:15 pm. Other outlets followed.
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