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- The Indian tea industry must shift its focus from production volume to innovation to ensure future viability.
- Key leaders highlighted the importance of partnerships between researchers, growers, and policymakers to address shared challenges.
- New medicinal tea blends were introduced as part of a joint initiative to enhance product value.
- Emphasizing sustainable practices and regenerative agriculture remains central to the long-term goals for the sector.
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- Creation of a task force to implement suggestions from the conference.
- Evaluation of how medicinal blends perform in the South Indian market.
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Ajoy Thipaiah
chairman of the United Planters Association of South India
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“Future of the Indian tea sector will be defined not by the volume of tea produced, but how innovative the sector will be”
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Future of the Indian tea sector will be defined not by the volume of tea produced, but how innovative the sector will be , said Ajoy Thipaiah, chairman of the United Planters Association of South India (UPASI) and Managing Trustee of the UPASI Tea Research Foundation (TRF), on Tuesday. At the valedictory of the centenary conference of the…
Nimal Udugampola
chairman of Asia Tea Alliance
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“We should ask what is the real value we create with every kg of tea and how much of it reaches the grower”
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…and the UPASI TRF. Nimal Udugampola, chairman of Asia Tea Alliance, said the future of Asian tea should focus on regenerative agriculture, lower emissions, scientific collaborations, and small holder-centered. “ We should ask what is the real value we create with every kg of tea and how much of it reaches the grower ,” he said. According to Suneel S. Sikand, chairman of the Indian Tea Association, the north and south tea sectors are not two different industries. The two share the same challenges, market, pests, and crop. Regulatory…
Suneel S. Sikand
chairman of the Indian Tea Association
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“The two share the same challenges, market, pests, and crop. Regulatory framework should reflect field realities”
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…we create with every kg of tea and how much of it reaches the grower,” he said. According to Suneel S. Sikand, chairman of the Indian Tea Association, the north and south tea sectors are not two different industries. The two share the same challenges, market, pests, and crop. Regulatory framework should reflect field realities , he said. Cherian M. George, chairman of the UPASI Tea Committee, summed up the day-long deliberations held through the four technical sessions. “We will take forward, capture these, create a task force and how we can…
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Named India · Ajoy Thipaiah · Amit Kumar · Asia Tea Alliance · Bureau of Indian Standards · Cherian M. George · Indian Tea Association · Ministry of Commerce · Nimal Udugampola · Nishat S. Haque · Suneel S. Sikand · University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology · UPASI
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