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An 1850 depiction of the tea cultivation process in Assam, India. In the early 1820s, the British East India Company began large-scale production of tea in Assam, India, of a tea variety traditionally brewed by the Singpho tribe.
List of countries by tea consumption per capita. 13 languages. ... India: 0.33 kg (0.72 lb) 30
India's tea industry is the fourth largest in the world, producing $709,000,000 worth of tea. [13] As of 2013 the consumption of green tea in India was growing by over 50% a year. [14] The major tea-producing states in India are: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. [15]
Tea production in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda uses child labour, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor. [134] Workers who pick and pack tea on plantations in developing countries can face harsh working conditions and may earn below the living wage. [135]
In 2016, India accounted for a fourth of the global tea production but secured only a little over a tenth of the tea exports. 60% of India’s tea exports are CTC tea. [16] India is losing out in the international market to other countries, such as Kenya, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and even Bangladesh, who have lower cost of production. Within the ...
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Kangra, a tea-growing region in India, known for its green tea production. India was the top producer of tea for nearly a century but was displaced by China as the top tea producer in the 21st century. [44] Indian tea companies have acquired a number of iconic foreign tea enterprises including British brand Tetley. [44]
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