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- The common ground between the large estates and small tea growers ”” now an emerging force in the Indian tea industry ”” seems to be the incentives they are seeking to support the farm practices that have become necessary to combat climate change.
- Small tea growers, who have begun carving out an increasing share in India’s total crop, are urging the Centre to adopt a more farmcentric approach ”” one which would assist a majority among them, who grow tea on less than an acre.
- The problem of small farmers having to face heavy crop loss due to recurring instances of hailstorms, frost, rains and droughts, in the absence of any system to compensate them, is another concern
- Industry gets support for its investment in this regard through income tax deductions, with the floor limit set at Rs 25 crore. This limit ought to be removed so as to enable investment in plant and machinery for irrigation, according to the industry
- According to the Tea Board, small growers accounted for 44% of the 1,250.5 million kg of tea crop in 201617.
- In respect of GST, the industry has sought some simplification and removal of anomalies that are affecting exporters.
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