Indian tea culture arrival of the British East India Company, at which point large tracts of land were converted for mass tea production. Today, India is one of the largest tea producers in the world, with over 70% of the tea being consumed within India itself. A number of renowned teas, such as Assam and Darjeeling, also grow exclusively in India. The Indian tea industry has grown to own many global tea brands, and has evolved to one of the most technologically equipped tea industries in the world. Tea production, certification, exportation, and all other facets of the tea trade in India is
Tea growing in Azerbaijan Tea growing in Azerbaijan In Azerbaijan, Lenkeran-Astara region is mainly specialized in tea-growing in the area of approximately 5.33 thousand square km. including the districts of Astara, Lenkeran, Masalli, Lerik, Yardimli, and Jalilabad. The first time, the idea of growing tea in the humid regions of Caspian Sea sector in Azerbaijan was suggested in the 1880s and 1890s. In that time Lenkeran-Astara region attracted attention due to favorable climatic conditions for tea-growing. At the end of the 19th century, M. O. Novoselov (Russian expert) planted the first experimental of tea bushes in the Lankaran region. In 1896, for the first