►”Tea Garden” | Industrial Tea Processing

Tea Garden is one of the natural beauties of Bangladesh. Its tea industry dates back to British rule, when the East India Company initiated the tea trade in Chittagong in 1840. More than 300,000 plantation workers are employed in Bangladeshi tea gardens. 75% of workers are women. There are two basic methods of tea production: Orthodox and non-orthodox. Each method produces a very different final tea product. The orthodox method uses a process that preserves the integrity and flavor of the whole tea leaf throughout all stages of production. The orthodox method takes longer, but results in an attractive full leaf tea with complex flavor and aroma. Non-orthodox processing yields small, intentionally shredded pieces of tea leaf that are shaped into granular pellets. The country has 172 commercial tea estates, including many of the world's largest working plantations. The industry’s employs more than 0.4 million people. Tea is the second largest export oriented cash crop of Bangladesh, following jute. The industry accounts for 1% of national GDP. To know more information please visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_production_in_Bangladesh