COIMBATORE : Indian tea exports to Pakistan have been hit in view of turmoil in the neighbouring country, a senior Tea Board member said here.
After the visit of a tea trade delegation from Pakistan last year, there was a spurt in the exports from India, R Ambalavanan, executive director, Tea Board, told reporters here on Saturday night.
However, subsequent disturbances there have seriously affected the exports, he said.
Ambalavanan, who was here to attend the 31st Annual General Meeting of Tea Traders Association of Coimbatore, later said that there were no immediate plans to invite tea delegations of different countries to India. "At least not for now," he said.
The association had made an appeal to the board to initiate major measures to bring in tea delegations especially from Poland and Russia, to capture the lost market share, since export from India dropped to 201 million kg in 2012 as against 215 million kg in 2011. With regard to setting up of Tea Park, Ambalavanan said about 9 acres of land has been identified near Mettupalayam and other modalities are being worked out, since it was a special purpose vehicle, having various stakeholders, with funding from the Centre and state governments.
Source:-economictimes.indiatimes.com
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