Tea-growing countries of the world: Bangladesh

Abstract

Bangladesh is a very small player in the global tea scenario
but plays an important role in the national economy.
Its contribution in terms of employment and welfare to
rural backward areas is highly considerable. It employs
117,728 people of ethnic minority directly, -51% of
whom are women. Besides, -800,000 people are indirectly
dependent on its marketing, distribution, supporting
industries, transportation and packaging industries, etc.
It contributes -3.3% to the national employment 0.81%)
to GDP and -1.0% to export earning. Tea is grown on
such land of a country where no other agricultural crop
could be produced on commercial basis. It pays about
Tk. 800 million (M) to the Government as VAT, LD Tax,
tea cess. Income and other taxes every year.