date:Dec 31, 2013
, president of Wuyuan Z. G. S. Tea Industries Co Ltd, says he has been forced to raise pay 15 percent a year to keep workers. Certification costs, in the tens of thousands of yuan a year, are also a heavy burden for many tea farmers and companies.
Wuyuan has more than 500 tea companies, and dozens are planting tea using organic methods, but only about 10 companies receive organic certification in a year.