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Apr
Tea grades in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan tea cultivation spreads over 188,000 hectares and takes harvest of "made" Tea about 298,000 tons. Sri Lanka owed more than 19% of world exports. Before 1972 Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon. Nowadays, the word "Ceylon" is used as a tea brand name. Sri Lanka has diversified climatic conditions. Thus based on agro-climatic districts such as Dimbula, Uva, Nuwara Eliya, Uda Pussellawa, Kandy, and Ruhuna, teas got their unique taste, style, and character. Types of Tea Dimbula: This agro-climatic district is the most famous name in Ceylon on Tea and is considered...