This document outlines good agricultural practices for the tea sector. It discusses maintaining soil fertility through cover crops, mulches, and organic fertilizers. It also addresses the importance of only using pesticides when workers are properly trained and protected. Other topics covered include managing crops for quality and quantity while minimizing costs, conserving water resources, and cultivating good relationships with stakeholders for long-term business success. Addressing issues like labor, safety, quality, production costs will help ensure a bright future for the Indian tea plantation sector.

1. GOOD
AGRICUTURE
PRACTICES IN
TEA SECTOR
BY –PINKESH RAO
ROLL NO-32

2.  Ensuring safety and quality of produce in the
food and non-food chain.
 Capturing new market advantages by
modifying supply chain governance.
 Improving natural resources use, workers
health and working conditions, and/or
 Creating new market opportunities for
farmers and exporters in developing
countries.

3.  1. Soil fertility

4.  Soil erosion is one of the major reasons for
decline in agricultural productivity.
 Tea land is particularly vulnerable to soil loss at
the time of planting and after pruning.
 Plant a cover crop as soon as land is cleared. .

5.  Use a combination of mulches and Fertilizers to
maintain the health of the crop.
 Use organic matter and compost to reduce the need
for inorganic fertilizer application.

6.  PESTICIDES MUST NOT BE USED if workers are not
trained, proper use procedures are not in place,
or appropriate application equipment and
protective
clothing is not available.

8.  Manage your crop to achieve the best balance
of quantity and quality of leaf, minimizing
costs and waste.

9.  Water is used on farms for both irrigation and
for domestic purposes.

10.  Good relationships with your
workforce, local community,
suppliers, customers and local
Government are vital for long-term
success of any business.

11.  Indian tea plantation sector having bright
future if reduce the some important basic
problem like labour issue, safety and quality
issue, cost of production use of fertilizer,
pruning etc.