Dog chew is fast catching up to tea in terms of export earnings, signalling a significant shift in Nepal's export landscape. ...

Ilam is a picturesque hill district in Nepal, renowned for its lush tea gardens, which are its main attraction. Located in one of Nepal’s most populous regions, it offers a captivating blend of ...

ILAM, Nepal, Sept 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation - In the 25 years he has grown tea in eastern Nepal, Yuvraj Gautam never had a yield this low. First, diseases such as leaf curl and black tip ...

A local historian and senior citizen said the then badahakim (governor) of Ilam Gajraj Singh Thapa planted the tea for the first time in Nepal. The species of tea cultivated here is regarded as rare.

Tea cultivation in Ilam being studied Ilam, May 31 A study of tea farming has started with the target of completing the study in one year.

A legend says that in 1863 the Daoguang Emperor of China gave Nepal’s then prime minister, Junga Bahadur Rana, a gift of tea plants; records show the country’s eastern Ilam district, near the ...

Visits by prospective Chinese buyers to Ilam, the tea capital of Nepal, against the backdrop of Nepali tea facing uncertain access to India caught the attention of the international media. Nepal has ...

Nepal expects tea production in Ilam district alone to fall by one-fifth this year, to about 200 million kilograms. While travel restrictions are easing, the poor quality of this year's tea yields ...

Nepal's tea industry relies heavily on exports, according to Ramchandra Nepal, executive board member of the Ilam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In the 25 years he has grown tea in eastern Nepal, Yuvraj Gautam never had a yield this low. First, diseases such as leaf curl and black tip attacked the crops on his three-hectare (seven-acre) farm ...