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Tea

Article/Photos by Barbara Dufrêne
Provided by Tea & Coffee Trade Journal

Southeast Asia:

Exploring Less Traditional Tea-Growing Countries

Although they have little international visibility, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand are all home to age-old
endemic wild tea trees in their northern mountains. Each country has its own quality domestic market supply, and is
keen to reach out to Western consumers with high-end specialty teas. Seasoned tea writer, Barbara Dufrêne, investigates
tea production in and the efforts to increase exports by each of the four countries. By Barbara Dufrêne

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