Tourism Minister K. Ramachandran has appealed to small tea growers from across the Nilgiris to only harvest high quality tea to ensure profitability for tea manufacturers and growers.
The Minister was attending a discussion with the stakeholders on challenges in the tea industry organised by the Tea Board of India in Coonoor on Tuesday.
Mr. Ramachandran said that the most number of small farmers in India were in the Nilgiris, out of which around 60% are small tea growers. The discussion was held to find a solution to the problems faced by small tea growers, who complain about a lack of fair prices for their produce, he said.
