News: India tea productivity seen up 30-50% in 5-7 yrs

(RTR 10/01/2007) Kolkata - Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday the country's tea productivity would grow by 30-50 per cent in 5-7 years with the help of a special fund being set up for the industry.

"We hope with the tea rejuvenation package in place, the tea production would increase manifold," Ramesh said.