Transporting freshly harvested tea: a crucial stage


14 August 2015
Transporting freshly harvested tea: a crucial stage

There must be as little delay as possible from the time the tea is harvested to the moment it reaches the building for processing. This is because the fresh leaves, wrapped in bags for transporting, immediately start to ferment with the heat and humidity.

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