A group of students launched packets of nearly 20 kgs of organic green tea in local markets.
Assam college students launch organic green tea farming within campus
A group of students of a government college in North Assam's Sonitpur district has begun organic green tea cultivation within their campus. A tea garden in Tyagbir Hem Baruah College, situated at Karchantola near Naduar, is spread over 23 bigha land and belongs to an economically weaker section of people who work as tea pluckers.
On June 1, a group of students launched packets of nearly 20 kgs of organic green tea in local markets. "This venture is part of our efforts to encourage entrepreneurship among students and help them earn while they learn. In 2019, we converted a portion of our tea garden into a fully organic one and trained students on how to cultivate and process organic green tea. The students took part in the initiative and finally they launched packets of nearly 20 kgs organic green tea in local markets. We hope to give a brand name to their products soon and increase production and marketing as per response from the markets," the Principal of the college, Ajit Hazarika told DH.
Tyagbir Hem Baruah College, set up in 1963, has nearly 2,200 students and most of them belong to economically weaker sections. "We have observed that many of our students drop out as their parents cannot afford their education. So we decided to encourage entrepreneurship among students after their classes. Normally, we have classes till 2.30 pm, after which students are free to take part in tea plucking and processing activities. We pay them Rs 10 for plucking one kg of tea leaves and Rs 35 to Rs 40 per hour for processing work," Hazarika said.
The principal further said that the students have been provided training on how to prepare vermicompost, organic fertiliser and the ways of preparing green tea without use of any harmful pesticides and insecticides.
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