Tea industry of Sri Lanka
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The tea industry is one of the major foreign exchange gaining industry in Sri Lanka.
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[edit] History
James Taylor started the plantation of tea in Loolecondera estate Kandy in 1867. He began the tea plantation an estate of just 19 acres and also in 1872 he started a fully equipped tea factory in the same Loolecondera estate.
In year 1875 first shipment of Ceylon tea arrived in London tea auction. Also one million tea packets were sold in Chicago World Fair in 1893.
In year 1971 the government of Sri Lanka nationalised the tea estates owned by the British companies.
[edit] Tea growing areas
- Central Province - Kandy, Nuwara-eliya.
- Southern Province - Galle, Matara and Mulkirigala.
- Sabaragamuwa Province - Ratnapuraya, Kegalle.
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