Question
Describe Tea as a plantation crop in India.
Solution
Tea is a plantation crop used as beverage.
(i)In India, tea plantation started in 1840s in Brahmaputra valley of Assam which still is a major tea growing area in the country.
(ii)Later on, its plantation was introduced in the sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal (Darjiling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Bihar districts). Tea is also cultivated on the lower slopes of Nilgiri and Cardamom hills in Western Ghats.
(iii)India is a leading producer of tea and accounts for about 28 per cent of total production in the world.
(iv)India’s share in the international market of tea has declined substantially. At present, it ranks third among tea exporting countries in the world after Sri Lanka and China.
(v)Assam accounts for about 53.2 per cent of the total cropped area and contributes more than half of total production of tea in the country. West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are the other leading producers of tea.
(ii)Later on, its plantation was introduced in the sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal (Darjiling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Bihar districts). Tea is also cultivated on the lower slopes of Nilgiri and Cardamom hills in Western Ghats.
(iii)India is a leading producer of tea and accounts for about 28 per cent of total production in the world.
(iv)India’s share in the international market of tea has declined substantially. At present, it ranks third among tea exporting countries in the world after Sri Lanka and China.
(v)Assam accounts for about 53.2 per cent of the total cropped area and contributes more than half of total production of tea in the country. West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are the other leading producers of tea.
