The demand for green tea is growing at a rate of 17% per annum while the demand for black tea is growing at the rate of 3% in the domestic market, as per data compiled by Tea Board. The demand for green tea is rapidly increasing in India whereas in China, the demand for black tea is on the rise.
India is the largest producer and consumer of black tea in the world while China is the largest producer and consumer of green tea in the world. Assam produced 2 million kg of green tea of the estimated production of 11 million kg in the country during 2013.
The Tea Board has also inaugurated a workshop on Green Tea at Golaghat in state of Assam. The workshop was organized by the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) in association with PARCON (India) and supported by the Board.
More than 100 tea planters from state of Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh along with several small tea growers participated in the workshop. The workshop discussed various issues including the manufacture of green tea, its market prospects in India and machinery available for production.
Besides, local entrepreneurs shared their experiences of producing hand-made green tea, organic tea and tea processing machinery.