Jhapa, February 7
Tea worth Rs 38 million has been exported from Nepal.
According to National Tea and Coffee Development Board (NTCDB), tea farming is done on around 27,500 hectares of land, with more than one-third of the total tea gardens located in Jhapa.
Of the total 28 million kilograms of tea, Jhapa produces as much as 18 million kilograms, which is the highest in terms of district-wise production, Chief of NTCDB Indra Prasad Adhikari said.
The districts of the Province 1 produce almost 99 per cent of the total tea produced in the country, according to Adhikari.
In Nepal, a total of 68 largescale tea industries, including 38 CTC and 30 orthodox tea producing industries, are in operation.
Likewise, more than 150 small companies are processing orthodox tea.
The NTCDB said that more than 70,000 people are directly employed in tea production and 15,000-plus small farmers are engaged in tea farming.
Adhikari said that Nepali Tea Quality from the Himalayas, a trademark of Nepali orthodox tea produced in the hilly region of Nepal, is issued from the government of Nepal.
He further said that the process of issuing trademark for the CTC tea grown in Jhapa has reached the final stage.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 8, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
