Temi tea garden

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1. Temi Tea Garden

2. Introduction The  Temi Tea Garden   ( 27.2367°N-88.4222°E ) near Ravangla , E stablished in 1969 by the Government of Sikkim, is located in  South Sikkim  in the north-eastern  Indian state of Sikkim. It is the only tea garden in Sikkim  and considered one of the best in India and in the world . Top quality tea is produced, which is in demand in the international market. The garden is laid over a gradually sloping hill. The tea produced in this garden is also partly marketed under the trade name “ Temi Tea’’ .

3. The guidelines issued by the Institute of Marketology (IMO) of  Switzerland  to produce organic tea have been adopted in the Temi Tea Garden; a project initiated in April 2005 and nearing completion. In growing organic tea, agro-chemicals are avoided by the tea estates that results in low production costs. Many European countries and  Japan  have shown preference for tea produced by adopting organic manuring method.

4. The Temi Tea estate was established in 1969 covering an area of 177 hectares (440 acres). The lie of the land shows gentle slopes that originate from the Tendong hill range. The ground conditions indicate  loamy soils  with slope of 30–50%. The ground surface is subject to moderate erosion and is spread with reasonable degree of stones .  The garden has 406 workers supported by a staff of 43 . Its annual tea production is on an average about 100 tonnes. The estate functions under a Tea Board set up by the Government of Sikkim.

5. Before the estate was created, the land was a Sherpa Village with around 10 acres of nurseries of the Forest Department around the Missionary Building which became the office cum residence of Divisional Forest Officer (South & West Division). During the  British rule  this site was a landmark for  Scottish  missionary buildings in the early 1900s, the buildings were acquired by the Government of Sikkim in 1954.

6. Products The tea produced by the Temi Tea estate are packaged (0.250 kilograms (0.55 lb) packages) under many brand names; the brand name " Temi Tea" is of the best quality consisting of pure tea " golden flowery orange pekoe #1 (TGOFP1)". The next in quality is the popular brand of 'Sikkim Solja ' followed by 'Mystique' and ' Kanchanjunga Tea' . It is also sold in the form of 'Orthodox dust tea'. The Tea Garden Employees Consumers' Co-operative Society Ltd. markets these products at a kiosk in the vicinity of the Temi Tea factory .   About 75% of the tea produced in this estate is auctioned in  Kolkata  and the balance 25% is marketed as packaged tea in the domestic market

7. Organic tea Tea production in this estate has been switched over from conventional method to 'Organic Method' according to the guidelines of the Institute of Marketology (IMO) of Switzerland. This use of organic bio- fertilisers  such as  cattle   manure ,  neem   cakes and vermi-composte manure replacing the chemical fertilisers used in the past . The   Bangalore  unit of IMO inspects the product every year and issues IMO certificate. The Manager of the Temi Tea estate expects that as soon as the IMO declares the estate as an "organic garden", the "products will fetch higher prices in the market" and that " Temi tea, produced in four grades, would find ready markets in  European  markets and  Japan ". The Tea Board has already started exporting to  Canada  and Japan in small quantities (100 kilograms (220 lb) of bulk tea at Rs 2500 per kg) at attractive prices .

8. Meet the first woman Tea Taster of Sikkim Shanti Rai of Temi Tea Estate

9. Awards The Tea Board of India awarded the ‘All India Quality Award’ to the Temi Tea Garden for two consecutive years of 1994 and 1995

10. Future goals According to the Chairman,  EXIM Bank , Temi Tea, which is following the organic growing practice is in popular demand in  Europe , particularly in  Germany . In line with the GI certification obtained for the "Choice Organic Darjeeling Tea", Temi Tea Estate has also applied for  GI certification  for its organic Temi Tea. According to the EXIM Bank source it is known that the Temi Tea is sold in the international market at Rs 2500 per kg (US$ 50/kg). EXIM Bank is also proposing to finance popularisation of organic tea by offering grant funds up to 50% to the tea estates, and in this context the GI certification would also help to protect the quality product of the estate

11. Problems Decline in tea price Less production of tea   Labour demand No proper storage Climatic factors Pest problem Low wages Health problems No health benefits

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