Tea Industry

Indian Tea Research

Saji M Kadavil
Indian Tea Research

Indian Tea Research

Chapter

Section

Contents

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List of tables and figures
Glossary
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Introduction

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Production Profile of Indian Tea Industry

14-32

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
3

World Tea Production
Production profile
Production in North and South India
Productivity of tea cultivation
Types of Tea Production
Bough Leaf Factories
Quality Constraints of Green Leaves
Impacts of Adulteration in Tea Market
Workers in Tea Industry
Production of Small Tea Growers
Indian Tea Markets: International and Domestic

3.1
3.2
4

Tea Exports: Status and Challenges of India
Domestic Consumption
Trade Characteristics: Value Chain and Stakeholders

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
5

International Value chain of the Indian Tea Industry
Stakeholders of Value Chain of Indian Tea
Direct vs Auction Sale
Indian Auction System
E-auction and Price realisation
Legal Acts and Production and Social Cost

5.1
5.2
6

PLA and other legislations in Indian Tea Industry
Constraints in Plantation- Social Cost of Production
CSR initiatives in Indian Tea Industry

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
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CSR and Tea Sector
CSR and Small Tea Growers
Worker s rights: Focus area of CSR
CSR and Business case in the Tea Industry
Ethical Trade Initiative
Faire Trade and Tea Industry
Trade Initiatives in Indian Tea Industry
Case Study-Recent Changes and CSR practices

7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6

Recent Accomplishments
Plantation Model to Participatory Management
New Model in Plantation Segments
Trade-off between Production and Brand Busniess
HUL: Withdrawing from Plantation Business
Competent in CSR and Productivity

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