Assam Tea: The journey

By Mickey Douglas

The state of Assam is the world’s largest tea producing region. Straddling the mighty river Brahmaputra, the tea growing region of the state borders Bangladesh on the south and Myanmar on the south-east. Experiencing high precipitation during the monsoon season, which goes up to 250 mm to 300 mm per day and with temperatures rising to highs of almost 38 ̊C, Assam is blessed with climatic conditions that is extremely conducive to successful tea plantation. This hot and humid tropical climate contributes to the unique malty Assam Tea, for which the state is world famous. The Tea industry of Assam is about 200 hundred years old. It occupies an important place and plays a very pivotal role in the economy of the state as well as contributing to the overall exchequer of the country. It is from Assam that tea cultivation spread to other parts of the Indian sub-continent.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mickey Douglas
• Release date: Mar 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311318664

Mickey Douglas

Born and brought up in the state of Assam, which happens to be one of the states in the Indian sub-continent, located in the north eastern part of the country.Presently working as a Soft skills and Communication trainer with a Government department.Married with two children.

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Assam Tea-the journey

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Prologue

The state of Assam is the world’s largest tea producing region. Straddling the mighty river Brahmaputra, the tea growing region of the state borders Bangladesh on the south and Myanmar on the south-east. Experiencing high precipitation during the monsoon season, which goes up to 250 mm to 300 mm per day and with temperatures rising to highs of almost 38˚C, Assam is blessed with climatic conditions that is extremely conducive to successful tea plantation. This hot and humid