Assam: India's Tea Capital with a Rich British Legacy
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Assam: India's Tea Capital with a Rich British Legacy
- •Assam is known as the 'Tea Capital of India', producing over 50% of the country's total tea.
- •The state boasts over 800 tea gardens, many established during the British colonial era.
- •The Brahmaputra Valley's unique climate and fertile soil are ideal for cultivating strong, malty Assam tea.
- •British officers discovered wild tea plants in Assam in the 1820s, transforming the region's economy.
- •The British East India Company, after failed attempts with Chinese plants, utilized native Camellia sinensis var. assamica to establish the industry.
Why It Matters: Assam, India's tea capital, owes its world-renowned industry to British discovery and cultivation of native tea plants.
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