The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Year: 2018
Year: 2018
California Wildfire Claims US Tea Farm
Michael Fritts at the Golden Feather Tea garden, which was lost Thursday in a fast-moving blaze that has since become the most devastating in California history. (Photo courtesy of Golden Feather Tea) CONCOW, Calif. The Golden Feather Tea farm owned by Michael Fritts was reduced to ashes during the deadly initial hours of the largest
Concerns About Quality Prompt India’s Tea Board to Close Tea Factories During Winter
(Photo/Adobe Stock) JORHAT, ASSAM To be tasty tea must be processed within a few hours of plucking. Since plucking in north-eastern India ends in December the Tea Board of India announced for the first time a mandatory closing of factories during the winter to prevent the processing of stale leaves. Gardens in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Arunachal Pradesh Brings to Market First Wild Harvest Purple Tea
Purple tea plants in Kenya (Photo courtesy of the Tocklai Tea Research Institute) JORHAT, Assam A unique purple tea, which has its origin in Assam, made a memorable debut in India at auction selling for INRs 24,501 ($335) per kilogram, far more than it brings in Kenya which is aggressively marketing a purple varietal. The
Chado Exhibit Showcases Tea History at Wesleyan University
Chado: The Way of Tea exhibit (Photo by Stephen Morrell) Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut is currently hosting an exhibit called through Nov. 30 in its College of East Asian Studies Gallery. The exhibit’s focus is on tea’s origins, the medieval period in China, Japan and Korea and how tea’s role evolved in East Asian
Numi’s App Brings Customers Closer to Fair Trade Sourcing
(Photo courtesy of Numi Tea) Oakland, California-based just launched an app in Google Expeditions that takes viewers on a journey to the company’s Fair Trade growing partners in China. Organic and Fair Trade sourcing have always been the foundation of Numi Tea’s philosophy. Now customers can get an inside look at Numi’s sustainable sourcing practices.
Tanzania Bets Big on Tea with Plans for In-country Auction
Dirt road and a few houses among tea plantations in the Mufindi highlands in Tanzania, Africa, located between Ruaha National Park and the Selous Game Reserve. (Getty Images Photo/jeu) Tanzania, a mid-tier East African tea producer, announced ambitions to significantly increase production and begin laying the groundwork for a regional auction to compete with Kenya’s
Seaweed Sachets Present an Alternative to Plastic
Nusa lembongan seaweed farming in Bali, Indonesia (Photo by Adobe Stock) Seaweed sachets. Photo courtesy Evoware. Indonesia is the second worst maritime polluter in the world but the 11,000 islands that make up this nation also produce one of the most environmentally sound alternatives to single-use plastics. is a company that uses Indonesian-grown seaweed to
Hawaii’s Indigenous Tea Can Be Enjoyed by Everyone
Mamaki (Photo courtesy of Shaka Tea) Hilo, Hawaii-based brings a native Hawaiian plant used in ancient Hawaiian medicine to modern consumers in a tasty, convenient ready-to-drink format. Mamaki is a small tree that is endemic to the Hawaiian islands where it thrives in the tropical rainforest ecosystem. Native Hawaiians used different parts of the plant
Nepali Growers Confront Obstacles to Organic Certification
Nepali tea worker (Photo/Amar Maharjan) In Illam, the heart of Nepal’s specialty tea region where only 12 out of 85 farms are certified organic, the demand for organic tea exceeds the supply. Sarad Subba, owner of Jasbire Tea Factory in Illam has orders for 1000 kilograms per day of leaves used to make orthodox tea
Bangladesh Tea Gaining Notoriety
Greg Ubert, Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea. (Photo courtesy of Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea) An American coffee roaster made an unusual trek to Bangladesh last April in search of tea. His destination was the Kazi & Kazi tea estate in the northern reaches of the country, north of Assam in the foothills of the