Assam tea growers start No Sickles campaign for tea quality across state

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To ensure the overall quality of Assam tea, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) has started a 'No sickles' campaign among the tea gardens of Assam. Although Assam tea is known worldwide for its quality due to hand plucking of 'two leaves and a bud', some of the gardens have resorted to harvesting tea leaves with sickles (which is popularly known as kasi) affecting the quality of the tea.