Major world tea producers to join hands
The major tea producers in the world, in a bid to regulate production, supply and expand the market, have decided to constitute an International Tea Producers Forum (ITPF) during the International Tea Convention (ITC) that ended at Colombo on August 30.
The ITPF is expected to be formally launched at the India International Tea Festival scheduled for November in Guwahati, J.K. Thomas, President of Upasi and Vice-Chairman of India Tea Board, told Business Line on Tuesday.
He said that the tea producing countries felt that ITPF should be developed as a strong body on similar lines of other organisations such as the International Coffee Organization (ICO).