Archive for June, 2007
Pakistan’s tea imports hit $220m record
Posted by Admin in Tea Industry News on June 29th, 2007
Middle East North Africa Financial Network – Amman, Jordan
A report issued by the Pakistani Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) showed that the country’s imports of tea have reached a record of $220 million last year due to rising tea demand locally, Khaleej Times reported.
According to Pakistani sources, the government will soon launch commercialization of tea production under a public-private partnership program aimed at reducing tea import bill, as MINFAL has finalized a plan that sought to produce tea as import substitution intervention in line with the objectives of the Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF).
Vietnam: Lam Dong Tea sells shares
Posted by Admin in Tea Industry News on June 29th, 2007
Viet Nam News – Hanoi, Vietnam
HA NOI — The Lam Dong Tea Joint Stock Co will become the nation’s first tea enterprise to make an initial public offering on the HCM City bourse on June 4. The company will issue more than 1.9 million shares, representing about 43 per cent of the company’s equity of VND45 billion (US$2.8 million). Following the IPO, the State would continue to hold a 45 per cent stake in the company, while employees would hold 11.9 per cent.
Several of the company’s subsidiaries were equitised in 2005, including Cau Dat – Da Lat Tea, Di Linh Tea and Coffee, Minh Rong Tea, Ha Giang Tea, Rong Vang Tea and May 1 Tea. Besides processing green tea, Lam Dong Tea has a black tea processing facility with an annual capacity of up to 1,200 tonnes.
Tea may offer skin cancer protection
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on June 29th, 2007
Posted by Chantelle Janelle
NATIONAL (NBC) – Most of us know the best way to protect yourself against skin cancer is to cover up and wear sunscreen. But you may be able to drink your way to safer skin.
To protect yourself from sun damage and skin cancer, dermatologist Doctor Bryan Chen says there’s steps you should take. “The use of sunscreens to cover up the best that you can from the sun, the use of hats during the day, and try to avoid the sun during the hours of 10 in the morning to two in the afternoon when the sun intensity is the greatest outdoors – that in combination with drinking tea – I think would be useful.”
Drinking just one cup of tea a day will lower your risk of getting the two most common types of skin cancer – squamous and basal cell carcinoma. That’s according to a report from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Teapot ‘is the healthiest option’
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on June 29th, 2007
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland
The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a bag in a cup, according to scientists. Previous research found antioxidants in tea could help protect against things like cancer and heart disease.
Now scientists in Aberdeen have shown that a cuppa only gets the maximum amount of these chemicals when the tea is given proper time to brew.
Tale of a Tea Leaf – Education
Posted by Admin in Tea Industry News on June 29th, 2007
Times of India – New Delhi, India
There is nothing more Indian than the refreshing beverage known as tea. Anuradha Anupkumar provides a taste of the perfect blend of skills for a career in the tea industry.
It has been revered as a medicinal wonder in ancient China and destroyed as a symbol of colonial rule in 18th century Boston in America. Merchants have braved pirate-infested oceans seeking it; empires have endured wars in a bid to seize it. It has seduced royalty and riff-raff alike. This is no talisman of good fortune. This is the unassuming concoction that prompted Milton to declare, ‘One sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight, beyond the bliss of dreams’.
The tea industry in India is one of the largest in the world with over 13,000 gardens, and a total workforce of over two million people. Monojit Dasgupta, secretary general, Indian Tea Association, says, “The tea industry in India is a 160-year old industry and it’s still ticking. We remain among the largest producers of tea in the world. There is a thriving market within the country, and although our exports continue to be under some pressure, mainly because of the high cost of production in the country, there is a large market for tea in India as well as abroad. The large production and employment base is reason enough to ensure that this industry keeps ticking.”
Antioxidant Effects of Green Tea
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on June 29th, 2007
By writher
Through the process of oxidation, oxygen starts the process of burning glucose and fat to provide heat and energy in the body. Although this is an inevitable and naturally occurring process which gives our bodies the energy we need; the process of oxidation creates some by-products that have negative effects to our body.
During the process of oxidation, highly reactive by-products called free radicals are produced. These free radicals act on other molecules, turning them into free radicals like themselves, thus disrupting their normal functioning. This could eventually lead to massive cell destruction, tissue damage, and even cause degenerative diseases, like cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis among others.
Tea-picking excursion leaves writer with fresh look at beverage
Posted by Admin in Tea Culture / Ceremony on June 29th, 2007
BY MARIE DOEZEMA, STAFF WRITER
I will never drink a PET bottle of tea the same way again. It used to be such a thoughtless gesture–put a few coins in the vending machine, push the button and out it would come. Thanks to a day of tea-picking in Shizuoka Prefecture, I’ve replaced urban nonchalance with an agrarian awareness of what goes into producing that 120-yen bottle of tea.
On a recent spring day, the ichiban-cha, or first tea of the season, was prime for the picking. When a friend invited a group of us to her family’s tea farm, we leapt at the chance, eager to experience the rich tradition of tea picking and prepared to endure a day of backbreaking work in the fields.
Unilever, the World’s Largest Tea Company, Commits to Rainforest Alliance Certification
Posted by Admin in General Tea News, Tea Industry News on June 29th, 2007
LONDON, ENGLAND – Unilever, the world’s largest tea company, has announced plans to source its entire tea supply sustainably, starting with the certification of its tea producers in East Africa, to Rainforest Alliance standards.
The news also signals the Rainforest Alliance’s move into certifying tea farms in addition to its long established programs in coffee, cocoa, bananas and other crops sustainable forestry and tourism.
Let it brew – strong tea may cut cancer risk
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on June 29th, 2007
By Ruairi O’Kane
GRANDMOTHER did know best. Scientists have established that tea left to brew in a pot is better for your health. The traditional way of making a cuppa releases more cancer-fighting chemicals than simply dunking a tea bag in a mug of boiling water.
Researchers at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen found that the concentration of antioxidants, which soak up damaging free radicals linked to cancer and heart disease, reaches its peak after five minutes’ brewing in a pot. Read the rest of this entry »
Chamomile Tea, Its Health Benefits and How to Prepare It
Posted by Admin in General Tea News, Tea Health Benefits on June 11th, 2007
DentalPlans.com – Dania, FL, USA
By Elizabeth Farrell
Chamomile tea is a popular herbal tea that has been well known throughout history for its medicinal properties. It has a distinctly light apple-like scent, a mildly sweet and pleasant taste and is naturally caffeine free. Although there are two types of Chamomile plants (German and Roman Chamomile, which are actually two different species) Chamomile tea is typically made from the German Chamomile plant.
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