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Taylor visited India in 1866 to learn the basics of growing tea on plantations; following his return, he started a plantation in Loolecondera estate in Kandy (Sri Lanka - formerly known as Ceylon). He began the tea plantation an estate of just 7.7 hectares (19 acres) in 1867. He started a fully equipped tea factory on the Loolecondera estate in ...
English: A tea plantation near Nuwara Eliya in a medium altitude area. Nuwara Eliya is a plateau at an elevation of 1,900 m. Nuwara Eliya is a plateau at an elevation of 1,900 m. Ceylon black tea from these plantations has a crisp bold aroma reminiscent of citrus.
English: A tea plantation near Nuwara Eliya in a medium altitude area. Nuwara Eliya is a plateau at an elevation of 1,900 m. Nuwara Eliya is a plateau at an elevation of 1,900 m. Ceylon black tea from these plantations has a crisp bold aroma reminiscent of citrus.
Wijewardene worked with Sri Lanka's business, research, and policy communities in his areas of expertise. He held appointments such as Chairman of the Tea Research Board, Commissioner Sri Lanka Inventors Commission and was a member of public sector bodies concerned with agriculture, science and technology.
A century and a half has passed since the English colonization, and the conditions are almost the same. Many tea plantation workers are Tamils, the poorest, brought to Sri Lanka from south of India by British colonists in the 19th. Tens of thousands of families were recruited and brought to Sri Lanka to work on tea plantations.
Ceylon tea has been described as not only a geographical descriptor but also a pillar of Sri Lankan culture, heritage, and identity. [1] The Sri Lanka Tea Board is the legal proprietor of the Lion Logo of Ceylon tea. In 2019, Sri Lanka was the fourth largest tea producer and the third largest tea exporter in the world. [2]
The Ceylon Tea Museum is located in the former Hanthana Tea Factory, [1] which was originally constructed in 1925. It is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Kandy . Hanthana was one of the first successful areas to cultivate tea following the failure of coffee production on the island.
Sri Lanka is renowned for its high quality tea and as the fourth biggest tea producing country globally, after China, India and Kenya, and has a production share of 9% in the international sphere. The total extent of land under tea cultivation has been assessed at approximately 187,309 hectares. [74]