Canada warms up to Assam tea.
Byline: Bikash Singh GUWAHATI: At a time when the tea sector is passing through rough patches, traditional communities engaged in brewing tea are experimenting with innovative tea products and methods. The Singpho community, which is credited for being pioneers in the discovery of tea, have...

Tata Tea to move plantations in North to new co.
Byline: Sutanuka Ghosal KOLKATA: Tata Tea formally announced on Tuesday, what it has been saying for the past several weeks, the fact that it will transfer all the business and undertakings of its North India Plantation Operations (NIPO) to a new company which is yet to be...

Tensions and transformation in a tea enterprise: Transkei, South Africa.
This paper is concerned with tea production on the Magwa and Majola tea estates in Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is based on a field study conducted just after the 1994 April elections which brought South Africa to majority rule and returned Transkei, a former homeland, constitutionally to South...

Organic farms help to plough in rich returns.
Byline: S Sanandakumar KOCHI: Here is some good news for the health buffs and die-hard greens. Organic farming in the country is gradually becoming a movement and those who practice it, a force to reckon with. If last year's growth trends are any indication, the...

Golden Temple responds to demand.
Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard Golden Temple Products is expanding its cereal and tea production in response to growing demand for organic products, and a growing sense of social responsibility in the world, officials at the Eugene-based company said Monday. The company is shifting production...

National Day of Sri Lanka.
SRI Lanka celebrates its Independence Day today. Over a period of 2,500 years, the island was known by a variety of names. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew Sri Lanka as "Taprobane.'' Arab writers and sailors in olden days knew Sri Lanka as "Serendip.'' According to Sri...

Steaz Launches Organic, Fair Trade Energy Shot.
The undisputed leader in all-natural Energy Drinks continues to Fuel the Market with convenient, on-the-go product introduction NEWTON, Penn., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Steaz(R), the industry leader in natural energy drinks, launches Steaz Energy Shot, a convenient and healthier way to build stamina and sustained energy with...

Indian organic foods may sport Duchys Originals tag.
Byline: Nidhi Nath Srinivas NOVEMBER: Organic foods are getting a royal push. Prince Charles of Wales has begun directly buying organic coffee, tea, spices, grains, pulses, milk, eggs and herbs from Indian farmers for export to the Middle East, Japan, the USA and the UK. His aim:...

A leaf from history's book: tea at c5.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One legend has it that the discovery of tea almost 5,000 years ago was a serendipitous moment: a leaf from a tea tree drifted unnoticed into Chinese Emperor Shen Nung's bowl of hot water and he became the first to sip the delicious infusion. ...

End to bias for 'favored lands' sought.
This year, when the food crisis is making its impact felt even more adversely in developing countries like the Philippines, a lesson learned should be to veer away from dependence on globally-traded crops that can expose countries to risks that are externally-driven. Dr. William D. Dar, director...