Trade inquiries were made by different countries for Assam tea at Hong Kong International Food Expo 2014 where the state Directorate of Tea is a participant.
The pavilion of the Directorate of Tea, under the state Industries and Commerce Department, has attracted huge inquiries from different countries in Europe and Asia, the Directorate said in a press release today.
With orders placed by China for 25 MT of CTC (Crush, Tear and Curl) and Orthodox tea, inquiries were received for green and Orthodox tea from Belgium, CTC tea from Britain, high-end CTC tea from Malaysia and green tea from Taiwan, it said.
In its endeavour to promote Assam Tea in the world arena, the Directorate had also selected some entrepreneurs manufacturing export quality Assam CTC and Orthodox tea as well as signature teas such as hand rolled White Tea, etc.
The exclusive White Tea introduced for the first time by Aideobari Tea Estate in Assam has been a major attraction at the Tea Festival going on simultaneously with the Food Festival, the release said.
Another big attraction is the hand made green smoked tea made by Gobin Hazarika of Lakhimpur.
Four of the entrepreneurs participating in the festival are small tea growers from Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Sivasagar districts, the release said.
The Directorate is participating for the first time in the Hong Kong International Food Expo organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), it said, adding Consul General of India to Hong Kong Prashant Agrawal visited the pavilion today and appreciated the endeavour of the state government to promote Assam Tea abroad.
Prior to the Food Festival next year Agarwal proposed to have a tea testing session at the Indian Consulate where tea buyers from different parts of the world would be invited, it added.
