About Assamica Agro in Kanoka Tea Estate, Village: Panchnoi, P.O. Hugrajuli District: Sonitpur, Assam, Sonitpur

There is a history and precedent for TEA to be a catalyst for revolution. Stories of poor tea workers fighting for justice & small tea farmers struggling to get a fair price for their tea leaves have been in the news from a long time. We are not the first tea company to battle this injustice and we will not be the last. But, with our unique practices and adherence to social equality, we no longer need to use unethical practices to grow tea and make a profit.

Organic Practices

It starts with our strict adherence to sustainable & organic farming standards. We produce our teas in our small scale tea estate in Assam following only organic cultivation practices. Apart from our own tea, we also market organic teas ethically sourced from our associate small tea growers, who are undergoing organic certification process as per India's National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) standards.

But it is not just about certifications. It is also about how these teas are grown, picked and processed. We utilize Vriksayurveda Organic Farming methods to produce the most natural tea leaves. These ancient methods of growing the tea preserves the healthful natural phyto-nutrients in the tea leaves, and at the same time keep you away from the dangerous chemical pesticides used in conventional commercial farming. And, we never rely on mechanical processing. Our small estate farmer's handpick and process the tea leaves manually to produce the healthiest tea on the market.

Hiring Workers at Fair Wages

Tea workers in most of the tea gardens in Assam are paid absurdly low wages (around 95 Rupees a day) even today. Poor economic condition and welfare issues among the tea worker community have resulted in social unrest in the region over the years.

At ASSAMICA AGRO, we are working to bring sustainability and growth to our rural economy by helping our associate small tea farms to hire workers at good wages and not being pressured by the large tea conglomerates to use slave labor. We already pay our own workers at a much higher level than the prevailing rate in Assam. And when we source our teas from other farmers, we offer them a fair price. Also, we offer a percentage of the buying price of the teas separately to these farms to help them increase the wages for their hired workers. Our ethical policy is slowly building our local economy as well as boosting morale. Our revolution will be peaceful. We are enhancing livelihood opportunities and improving living standards one worker at a time.

Protecting the Environment

Yes, we are creating good jobs as we protect our precious land. We are securing the future with sustainable land management. One of the ways we are achieving this is by working only with small scale organic tea farms in India's North East Region, where Assam is naturally grown. The small tea farms also improve the land's bio-diversity by not only planting tea but also other cash crops.

There is a Right Way to do Things..

The ASSAMICA AGRO Vision

It is true we are fighting decades of bad practices, unethical employment policies and poor land management. It is true that we are a small company trying to revolutionize the way tea is grown in Assam. But what we are doing is working and it is right. We can prove it! Our loyal customers are growing and spreading the word. Our tea is the finest in the region. It is the healthiest organic tea (either green or black orthodox) on the market. Our workers are beginning to improve their standard of living while improving the region's economy. And our rural life no longer is built on destroying the land for profit.

As with all revolutions, the beginning can be rough, but the small estate tea growers that are making ASSAMICA AGRO Tea Company a successful business venture are slowly reaping the rewards. Our vision is that as we grow, our importance in the community will increase as well, so that this troubled yet beautiful part of the world, will prosper with us... sustaining and protecting the land and its people.