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Sustainability: Soil Preservation
Sri Lanka has practiced soil conservation for over
150 years. I have personally seen their use of top soil pres-
ervation methods and well-structured terracing methods.
Sri Lanka tea fields are rain fed. Nevertheless, many
tea estates practice various water conservation methods by
the use of water retention tanks and water-holding areas.
Sri Lanka, as a country, utilizes hydro-electricity to a large
extent. It is common to see many tea estates utilizing small
hydro-power generators to provide sustainable energy for
tea factories.
Sri Lankan tea planters have long understood the
importance of preserving the forests that lie above the tea,
and a considerable part of the labor of running a tea estate is
dedicated to this task.
Sri Lankan tea estates and small-holder coopera-
tives have entered into a partnership with the Rainforest Al-
liance, an international non-profit organization that sets
standards for sustainable practice by land users of all kinds,
including tea cultivators.
As a tea buyer who sources direct from Sri Lanka,
I am pleased in Sri Lanka’s continued efforts to maintain a
steady conscience for the preservation of earth’s precious
resources.
Sri Lanka tea has become a leader in its commit-
ment to “True Sustainability.”

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