INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The long overdue tea infilling and replanting program will kick off with nurseries to be laid this year to commence replanting next year
aimed at increasing crop yield, a top official of the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) said.SLTB Chairman Lucille Wijewardena said tea infilling
and replanting has to be done in about 1,000 hectares or between two to three percent of the total crop
It is only around one percent of the total crop that has been replanted
&Tea replanting is done once is 30 to 40 years
The absence of replanting will result in reduction in crop, drop in quality of leaf and difficulties in plucking
Coast leaves reduces the quality of made teas,& Wijewardena said.
