Tea: Technological Initiatives

This book provides comprehensive information on tea, including its history and current research, as well as offering solutions to persistent problems for policy makers. It includes color photographs and useful diagrams, and is divided into seven parts. The first part covers basic aspects, with a special focus on Darjeeling tea. The second part explores the role of small tea growers in Indian tea production. The third part discusses cultivation practices, while the fourth part delves into insect pest management and pesticide residue in tea cultivation. The fifth part examines research on Darjeeling tea and its impact, and the sixth part highlights the health benefits of tea. Finally, the seventh part looks at biotechnology in the tea industry.