Capacity building of small tea growers, BLFs key for productivity: Experts
Capacity-building of small tea growers and bought leaf factories has become essential to meet quality and sustainability expectations and improve productivity, industry experts said.
Improvement of green leaf quality, mitigation of maximum residue limits (MRL) and regenerative agriculture practices are key to making the plantation sector resilient, they said.
Around 256 small tea growers and management representatives of bought leaf factories (BLF) participated in the second edition of the Tea Next initiative of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) in Assam's Golaghat district, according to a release issued here on Friday.
The aim was to strengthen sustainability, productivity, and regulatory compliance across smallholder tea farms - an increasingly critical segment of India's tea value chain, it said.
During the programme, Tea Board India's Deputy Director D M Kakoti said they are committed to promoting sustainable tea production practices, focusing on improving green leaf quality, ..