Homemade Tea Business: Jalpaiguri Empowers Women, Targets Global Market

• Government-sponsored training for handmade tea production launched in Jalpaiguri to empower small tea growers.
• The initiative aims to establish home-based tea production units, making handmade tea a primary source of family income.
• Handmade tea commands a higher market price and has increasing domestic and international demand, especially in European and American markets.
• 40 women are currently undergoing a five-day hands-on training, with production to be marketed through self-help groups.
• The project seeks to link tea with tradition, empower youth, and facilitate the export of quality handmade tea internationally.