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Darjeeling unrest: Closure of tea estates likely due to ongoing agitation, say planters
Ians • 8 years agoThe tea planters have already been facing cancellation of exports orders and are apprehensive that they may not be able to meet the financial commitments.
Darjeeling unrest: Tea industry faces brunt as second flush leaves go waste
• 8 years agoThe indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills has the famed tea industry hard with the premium quality 'second flush' tea leaves going waste causing heavy losses to the garden owners and putting at stake the livelihood of more than two lakh tea workers.
Not a nice cuppa: Labour, production costs affect tea industry, many estates in Kerala shut down
• 9 years agoIndia roughly produces 1,200 million kg of tea, out of which 230 million kg is exported.
Kerala's tea industry has fallen into bad times: Here's how
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe tea industry in Kerala is in crisis due to falling prices, increase in wages and high cost of fertilisers, said B.P. Kariappa, chairman of the Kanan Devan Planters' Association.