Tea sector threatened globally due to climate change: Indian Tea Association

Updated On: 26 March, 2023 08:18 AM IST | Kolkata | Agencies

There has also been a decline in rainfall and increase in temperature in the tea cultivating regions for the last several years, ITA said

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Tea pickers at a tea estate in Jorhat, Assam. Pic/iStock

Leading planters body Indian Tea Association (ITA) said climate change is threatening the industry globally which is resulting in lower yields and rise in production costs. An ITA spokesman said climate change is also threatening the long-term viability of tea industry, which is also causing increasing pest infestations making pesticide residue management surfacing as a major challenge.

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