tea industry in bangladesh

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35@8 at /ulnichera in NT : .:RD>N: > /:N:.>/>NT

Under


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The estates are categorised into three according to their production

capacities# The areH

3# Category A::ll the !:" categor estates that have the highest

productivit belong to the 'ritish companies 0full or partiall1#

$# Category B:The 'angladeshi government, 'angladeshi tea

companies or 'angladeshi individuals own this categor of estates#

Category C:The famil owned small and low productive estates

belong to this categor# ages and working conditions of these

gardens are ver poor#

DI22>R>NT C:T>.ORI< O2 T>: .:RD>N >: :ND

The lessor 0 .overnment1 will be the owner of the natural

resources under the lease land#The lessee can not claim an right on this#

>ven for the construction of road beside the estate the lessee is bound to

give the soil from his land without an compensation#

INT>R> ON >: :ND

If the ta) is not paid on due time the lessor is entitled to pa the

ta) on earl 3A rate after that time#In and :dministrative /anual-

3446 the rate of ta) of the land development cost is defined as A#$@#


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orld production of tea in $66A was &,@&& million kgs with an

increase of & 036? million kgs1 over the previous ear"s production#

+roduction increased as the production of China increased b 36# There

were also noticeable increases in India, Turke, Lietnam and /alawi during

the ear whilst marginal decreases in crop were recorded in


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producer countries and all teas imported for consumption in the importing

countries have been consumed during a ear# :mong the countries India has

become the highest total consumer of tea consuming 883 /# kgs followed

b China consuming 8?@ /#Bgs and Russian 2ederation consuming 3A8

/#Bgs# 'angladesh ranks 3?th in terms of single countr total consumption

of tea in $66@ consuming ?@ /#Bgs internall# In this table the position of

'angladesh is in si)teenth which is significant in terms of countr si7e and

its population# This means 'angladesh has its significant demand of tea in

his internal market as well#

.O': >K+ORT O2 T>:

Total global e)port of tea in $66A was 3@8$ million kgs of which

'angladesh e)ported onl ?#48 million# orld e)port volumes hardlincreased during the ear under review# India,


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Turke 3?4?

RCTIL>

'angladesh Tea Research Institute 0'TRI1 produces

interesting information regarding tea production in 'angladesh at different

stage since 34?8# It shows that the great success come to this industr in3486# :fter that 'angladesh failed to achieve its target due to bureaucrac,

polic, financing, and marketing problems, failed to adapt the new

technolog etc#

>K+ORT /:RB>T

Tea has been one of the ma(or e)portable items of 'angladesh

since 3483# e had a captive e)port market in some countries to e)port tea#

The scenario has been changed in recent ears because of open market

econom, emergence of new entrants in the world market with low priced

tea and rapid increase of internal demand# >)port of 'angladesh tea in the

ear $66@ was 4#64 million kg which was &6#AA less than the previous

ear e)port of 3! million kg# >)port earning was 8?$#A$ million taka

against 4&?#6? million taka the previous ear# Of the e)ported *uantit A#@8

million kg was sold to +akistan alone# The .ovt# of +akistan allowed dut

free entr of 36#66 million kg of tea per ear from 'angladesh since October

$66$ and offered to increase the *uota up to 3@#66 million kg# but

'angladesh could not utili7e that *uota full as increasing internal demandpushes the price levels up in the local auction and discourages e)ports# Other

tea producing countries like India,


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INT>RN: /:RB>T-INT>RN: CONast +akistan1

owned 36& tea estates, covering $A,8&? hectares of tea plantation with

annual production of 35#&A million kilos with an ield of about A&4 kg per

hactare# ;ome consumption was around 3A? million kilos till 34@@#

:fter that home consumption went up rapidl and the government imposed

& mandator e)tension of tea area per ear in 34A3# Ten ears later b

3486, tea area was e)tended to ?$,A@5 hectares and production wasincreased to &3#&5 million kg#

During the liberation war in 3483, our tea industr suffered colossal

damages which resulted in poor management, high vacancies, insufficient

inputs, dilapidated factor machiner, inade*uate maintenance, etc# leading

to lower ield and poor *ualit of tea#


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ORB>R< O2 T>: >mploers

prefer to engage women for plucking tea leaves since the do a better (ob

and are paid less than the men#

: visit to the tea plantation in


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R>CO//>ND:TION< 2OR T;> '>TT>R/>NT O2 T>: INDU


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Traditionall, tea was produced in the district of


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+roduction of flavoured tea is done with orthodo) machines# There is a need

for moderni7ing this process# hen this tea will be blended with other tea,

there is the possibilit of great increase in the demand for our tea#

rganic Tea

+roduction of organic tea, that is, tea produced naturall without using

chemical fertili7er has begun in +anchagarh# The Ba7i and Ba7i Compan

have taken the lead in this respect# Recentl organic production of

agricultural products has become ver popular, as these are free from

the harmful effects of chemical fertili7er#


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It is recommended that government give necessar support for preserving

this small scale nature of production so that it is not gobbled up b big

producers, concern about which has alread been e)pressed in the media

0Dail uropean Commission 0>C1

has announced that it will grant &6#& million taka to fund three pro(ects#

These areH setting up of an office of the Tea 'oard in +anchagarh,

establishing a Tea Research Institute here9 and helping production of clonetea# The >C is also specificall helping the small and the marginal farmers#

Due help is forthcoming to give fillip to this important development of tea

production in 'angladesh#

/e'itali!ation of Tea Export fro Banglades%

It is evident from Table $ that there has been a decline in tea e)port of

'angladesh# This was due to several reasons, foremost among which are

stead increase in domestic demand, stiff competition in the international

market, lack of diversit in the *ualit of tea produced, and locali7ation of

tea production in a single district#

It appears now that 'angladesh is breaking awa from these problems# The

new varieties of fragrant tea, production of organic tea, possibilit of

producing herbal tea like clove and ginger-flavoured tea, and citreous tea

like lemon tea will at last give 'angladesh the edge in the international

market that it needs#

Ler recentl, 'angladesh researchers reported the development of a newvariet, called 'T-3A, that is ver high ielding 0about 3@ more than the

conventional ones1 and highl resistant to common diseases of tea leaves#

hen this variet will be read for use in our gardens, tea production and

e)port in 'angladesh will receive a great fillip#


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The high demand for 'angladeshi fragrant tea and the selling out of all

organic tea of +anchagarh in advance and the development of 'T-3A

indicate that the fall in tea e)port can effectivel be reversed#

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2rom the above discussion it becomes clear that for e)pansion

of tea production and its e)port promotion, the following polic

recommendations ma be put forwardH

i1 : determined effort should be made to infill all tea gardens with

oung tea plants immediatel to increase production of tea#

ii1 Rough plucking of green tea leaves is to be avoided for *ualit

production of tea#iii1 To meet the local demand of low priced *ualit tea and to increase

e)port of tea appropriate measures coupled with government

initiative should be undertaken#

iv1 Use of modern technolog and machine is an imperative to

produce *ualit tea and to keep the cost lower# Tea producers

should be encouraged to replace !Orthodo)" method graduall#

v1 :s 'angladesh can make a dent in the world market of organic tea,

the industr ma be given due support that it needs and deserves

b the government#

vi1 :ttempts ma be made at the government level to increase e)port

of tea to /uslim countries through bilateral contract#

vii1 The government should pla its due role b giving ade*uate and

timel credit, creating infrastructural facilities and preserving

small-scale production b the small and marginal farmers#

viii1 :ppropriate weight and importance on research should be given to

produce ;=L tea and more new tpes of herbal tea#

i)1 The /inistr of 2orestr, the /inistr of Commerce and the

'angladesh Tea 'oard, for the successful implementation ofbringing new areas under tea plantation, both in the northeastern

and the southeastern part of 'angladesh ma take coordinated

approach# This ma help povert alleviation as the government

would like to distribute land among small farmers in these areas#


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