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Two leaves and a bud
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A worker sits by pruned tea bushes. The average age of tea bushes in Darjeeling is 85 years and falling productivity is a cause for concern. Erratic rainfall and the transition to organic forms of cultivation, say planters, have made a dent in productivity.
Read full story: Simmering discontent over tea
Photograph by: Sayantan Bera
Tags: Two leaves and a bud, Agriculture, Darjiling (D), Exports, Food Prices, Health care, Human rights, India, Organic farming, Plantation Act 1951, Plantation Crops, Politics, Tea, Workers
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