Green tea is popular and for good reasons—it’s long been linked to multiple health benefits. Most studies have found that green tea drinkers are in better health than those who don’t drink tea at all.
In the absence of a plant to process green tea leaves, the green leaves of farmers in the area of Laligurans Municipality of Tehrathum are being wasted on the tree. Singhadevi Tea Producers’ Cooperative L
ILAM, Jan 2: Tea picking in districts like Ilam, known for tea production, has stopped with the arrival of winter, halting the production of green tea. Since mid-December (Poush), tea production has come to a halt, prompting farmers to begin pruning the tea plants. The tea production hub in winter has been completely shut down since Poush.
ILAM, Jan 2: Tea picking in districts like Ilam, known for tea production, has stopped with the arrival of winter, halting the production of green tea. Since mid-December (Poush), tea production has come to a halt, prompting farmers to begin pruning the tea plants. The tea production hub in winter has been completely shut down since Poush.
When United Nations' General Assembly in November 2019 adopted a resolution to establish May 21 as an International Tea Day, Nepal had already completed two decades of observing National Tea Day on Baishakh 15. Thus, today is 26th National Tea Day in Nepal. Tea is not just a drink but also a part of hospitality culture in Nepal. It’s a conversation starter and an easy-to-serve beverage to welcome guests. It depends on the taste of guest to decide the host on what type of tea should be served. While most of the Nepalis are fond of milk tea, some prefer one without sugar and whitener. Moreover, because of the health consciousness, popularity of green tea is also soaring. It is worthwhile to mention here that more than a thousand types and forms of tea are consumed worldwide.
Stating that the future of tea is getting uncertain every year due to the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, the farmers said that the support price of organic and quality tea should be fixed by the federal government.
About 20,000 green tea seedlings have been planted at Subhakalika Rural Municipality Ward No. 6. Sprawling across 19,010 square feet of land, the tea estate belongs to farmer Hasta Bahadur Shahi.
JHAPA, April 18: A huge quantity of green tea leaves has gone to waste in Jhapa due to the nationwide lockdown implemented by the government against the COVID-19 crisis. The loss is around 6 million kilos.
ILAM, April 2: The tea industry in Ilam district is facing losses of millions of Rupees as the farmers have not been able to pick green tea from the tea gardens due to the lockdown. The lockdown came into effect as the farmers were preparing to pluck quality tea leaves. The tea leaves are outgrowing because of the delay in plucking.
