Tea Cultivation
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 ( 10 months ago)Last updated: September 18th, 2021
Physical factors affecting:
- Areas with a temperature of 15.6 to 27 ( Celsius).
- 1900 mm throughout the year – 5460mm
- Slightly sloping ground.
- Loam and laterite soils.
Economic factors affecting Tea Cultivation
- Permanent staff.
- Transport facilities.
- Large capital.
- Foreign market.
Trends in Tea Cultivation
- High productivity in the small tea sector. Contributing 65% of the total tea production in the year 2005
- The Tendency to replant.
- Introduction of bud tea cultivation.
- Expansion of research activities.
- Establishment of the Tea Energy Fund
- Modernization of tea factories.
- Modernization of tea related exports.
- Privatization of tea lands.
Issues in Tea Cultivation :
- Increasing the input price.
- Threats from other substitute drinks.
- Drinks like Coca Cola
- Coffee
- Competitiveness in the international market due to high production in other countries.
- India
- Tanzania
- The danger of new countries entering the world market.
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Malawi
- Shortage of workers in the low country tea industry.
- Increased soil erosion in tea estates.
- Employee issues.
Steps to be taken to improve tea cultivation and production:
- Renovation and modernization of tea factories.
- Establishment of the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority and advising on small tea with a 30% subsidy on this tea. In addition, expansion of plant and fertilizer extension services.
- Cultivation of new lands with foreign aid.
- Application to the Electrical Equipment Industry.
- Electronic scales
- Tea cleanser
- Modernization of tea packaging.
- Product diversification.
- Instant tea
- Vanilla tea
- Green tea
Related Industries in Tea Cultivation:
- Instant tea
- Flavoured tea
- Green tea
- Pottery and Ceramics Tea powder
- Caffeine-free tea
