History of tea Sanjeevani plant is in fact a different plant and is not related to tea. The Singpho tribe and the Khamti tribe also validate that they have been consuming tea since the 12th century. However, commercial production of tea in India did not begin until the arrival of the British East India Company, at which point large tracts of land were converted for mass tea production. The Chinese variety is used for Sikkim, Darjeeling tea, and the Assamese variety, clonal to the native to Assam, everywhere else. The British started commercial tea plantations in India and in Ceylon: "In 1824 tea
Tea growing in Azerbaijan which grown in the Lankaran. Azerbaijani tea consumed mainly within the borders of Azerbaijan, but it also exported to neighboring states, such as Turkey, Russia (Dagestan), and Georgia. The main tea-growing bases of Azerbaijan today are Lankaran, Astara, Lerik, Masalli, Zakatala and Balakan districts. Currently, in Azerbaijan, the development of tea-growing is related to Lankaran-Astara economic region. In the Sheki-Zagatala economic region, this growth is relatively weak. The local tea plantations lie between the Caspian Sea and Talysh Mountains where the subtropical climate and humidity make it possible for growing tea. Statistics for total planting area harvesting and productivity over