Growers’ Attitude towards Organic Conversion in Non-Estate Tea Production

Author(s)	Dr. Ranjit Kumar Gam
Country	India
Abstract	The rapid growth in the number of small tea gardens and expansion in area of plantation is changing the land use pattern of some districts of Assam. In most cases the traditional practices of cultivating bamboo, betel nut, orange, pineapple, thatch for roofing and other vegetables cultivation are replaced by small tea plantation. Small tea growers are occupying the grazing fields, government fallow land and forests as well. The use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc. are causing soil degradation and leading to contamination of harmful elements in the water body of the surrounding area of a tea garden. The change in the land use pattern for tea plantation and application of heavy dose of fertilisers, pesticides etc. are posing a threat to flora and fauna of the surrounding areas. In this paper an attempt has been made to study the impact of tea production in the non-estate sector on biodiversity and growers’ attitude towards adoption of sustainable method of tea cultivation in reducing adverse impact on biodiversity in Sivasagar district and Lakhimpur district of Assam.
Keywords	Organic, Non-estate, biodiversity, contamination, sustainable.
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-11-30
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.62179
Short DOI	https://doi.org/hbdsk4

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