Kolkata, July 5
The Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers Associations, the apex body of small tea growers’ associations, has urged the Tea Board to organise workshops to make small tea growers aware of the issues such as maximum residue level (MRL) and food and safety standards which have become critically important for tea producers.
In an appeal , B.G. Chakraborty, President, Cista, has urged M.G.V.K. Bhanu, Chairman, Tea Board, to launch on a pilot basis the awareness campaigns for small growers in Assam, North Bengal and Niligirs in partnership with the Tea Research Association and Food Safety & Standards Authority of India.
Currently, the majority of small growers, being devoid of any scientific knowledge of cultivation, are greatly influenced by the local agro-chemical dealers in regard to the use of pesticides.
This has to be abandoned in favour of adoption of proper agriculture practices to produce good quality tea with proper use of chemicals, Chakraborty emphasises.
The Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers Associations, the apex body of small tea growers’ associations, has urged the Tea Board to organise workshops to make small tea growers aware of the issues such as maximum residue level (MRL) and food and safety standards which have become critically important for tea producers.
In an appeal , B.G. Chakraborty, President, Cista, has urged M.G.V.K. Bhanu, Chairman, Tea Board, to launch on a pilot basis the awareness campaigns for small growers in Assam, North Bengal and Niligirs in partnership with the Tea Research Association and Food Safety & Standards Authority of India.
Currently, the majority of small growers, being devoid of any scientific knowledge of cultivation, are greatly influenced by the local agro-chemical dealers in regard to the use of pesticides.
This has to be abandoned in favour of adoption of proper agriculture practices to produce good quality tea with proper use of chemicals, Chakraborty emphasises.
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