DIMAPUR: Several small tea growers of Nagaland have come together to work towards securing the rural economy in the villages on the Indo-Myanmar border area.
An association named the Smaller Tea Growers of Chen Nagaland have taken the decision to work to revitalise the rural economy of the region. This association comprised a total of twenty-nine small tea growers from the region. Under the initiative of the Sermanta Cetana Mancha Purvottar, training programs will be organised in 15 villages of the state, mainly in the Mon district.
It was mentioned that over 1480 tea growers and potential tea farmers of the state will take benifit the benefits of the training. It was also mentioned that the volunteers will cover the expenses of this training program with the aim of enhancing the economic prospects of the villages on the international border through the promotion of tea cultivation. They have also mentioned that the organisation aims to train the local farmers to create thousands of small tea gardens towards encouraging economic growth and self-sufficiency in the bordering region.
Previously, the National Small Tea Grower’s Conference 2023 was organized on Friday at the NEDFi House in Guwahati. Jointly organized by Solidaridad and the Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers’ Associations (CISTA), with the support of the All Assam Small Tea Growers Association (AASTA), All Bodoland Small Tea Growers Association (ABSTGA), Jalpaiguri District Small Tea Growers Association (JDSTGA), and Small Tea Growers Associations of South India, this conference provided a platform for industry leaders, experts, and small tea growers from across India to address the challenges and opportunities in the tea sector.
Speaking on the occasion, Rajen Bora, president of AASTA, said, “The small tea growers have been taking massive responsibility on the part of the tea industry of the state and provide better quality output compared to the large-scale producers. The government takes responsibility for resolving the problems faced by small tea growers. Agitation is our last resort, but if the problems are not solved, we will be forced to take that course.”
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