Dear Friends: It appears there is a spate of bad news relating to Assam's tea industry. The other day I heard about the difficulties faced by the small tea-growers, then came to know that the Guwahati tea centre has not been doing as well as the Kolkata tea auction centre. And this evening read a posting by netter Prof Sushanta Kar describing the plight of the tea industry in the Barak valley and other related issues.
Finally the Times of India has published the following news.(27 02 2012): Assam tea producers cry for survival . . Assam tea producers cry for survival . The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Feb 26, 2012, 05.26PM IST GUWAHATI: Three Assam tea producers' Associations have submitted a memorandum to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce urging it to take immediate measures to ensure the survival of Assam's tea industry. A joint forum of Assam Tea Planters' Association (ATPA), North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) and Bharatiya Cha Parishad (BCP) pointed out that the industry was passing through a period of stagnancy. Stating these, NETA Chairman Bidyananda Barkakoty said here today that the average price of CTC tea in Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) from April 1, 2011 to January 31 2012 was lower by Rs 4.41 compared to that of the same period in 2010-11. -bhuban _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
