date:Jan 07, 2019
sed a major dent in the prices and livelihood of small tea growers and farmers.
The farmers and small tea growers are suffering because of extremely low margins, and most of them are at the verge of shifting to cities for better livelihoods, while many have already done that.
The most exquisite tea leaves grow at high-altitude and steep terrains, where mechanisation is not possible. So, basically, all the plucking has to be done by hand with a lot of care and understanding of the tea bushes.