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    Climate change is negatively impacting tea production in Assam, India in three key ways: 1) Rainfall in Assam has become more extreme due to climate change, with less overall precipitation but more droughts and heavy rainfall. This soil erosion and underwatering harms tea plant growth and lowers yields. 2) Higher temperatures in Assam over the last 10 years are reducing tea production. The optimal temperature range for tea is being exceeded more frequently. 3) Climate change is affecting tea quality by introducing unpredictable rainfall patterns and higher carbon dioxide levels, increasing the cost of tea production in Assam by 40%. Understanding how climate factors like temperature and precipitation impact tea yields is important for the region's economy and liv

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    IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

    ON TEA PRODUCTION IN ASSAM


    BY: VIHAAN CHAUDHARY(G2020BA051)
    BASS 3rd Year
    INTRODUCTION
    ● In recent years the temperature of Assam is touching 37-40 degrees which is resulting in high chances of drought
    situations..
    ● Tea is a cash crop for the economy in Northeastern India, a large amount of the population depends on its production
    for their living.
    ● Environmental variations are a crucial factor for the growth of tea, which makes it vulnerable to climate change.
    ● India produces about a quarter of the world's tea, more than half of which comes from the northeastern state of Assam.
    ● As stated by a 2018 survey of Assamese Tea employees, the unfavorable climate poses a real threat to business
    operations, as did 88% of plantation supervisors and 97% of smallholders.
    ● Rainfall in the state has been driven to extremes by climate change, resulting in less precipitation overall but more
    instances of dry spell and torrential rain.
    ● In order to determine the production and understanding of the crop availability, the climatic conditions ranging from
    temperature fluctuations, drought intensity, and precipitation patterns, needs to be looked at intensely
    LITERATURE REVIEW
    ● Dey, S. (2016, May 7). Climate change makes the going tough for assam tea sector. Business Standard News. -Assam’s tea sector
    has, of late, been facing the brunt of climate change in the form of extreme weather conditions — either a drought-like situation or
    high-intensity rainfall.

    ● panelJ.M.A.DuncanacdPersonEnvelopeS.D.SaikiabeEnvelopeN.GuptabEnvelopeE.M.BiggscdEnvelope(2016, November 9).


    Observing climate impacts on tea yield in Assam, India.-identify causal effect of climate variation on tea yield. Decreasing tea
    yield returns to warmer monthly average temperatures,Precipitation variability, and in particular intensity, negatively affect tea yield

    ● Muoki, C. R., Maritim, T. K., Oluoch, W. A., Kamunya, S. M., & Bore, J. K. (1AD, January 1). Combating climate change in the
    Kenyan Tea Industry. Frontiers. -Climate change triggered by global warming poses a major threat to agricultural systems
    globally. This phenomenon is characterized by emergence of pests and diseases, extreme weather events, such as prolonged drought,
    high intensity rains, hailstones and frosts, which are becoming more frequent ultimately impacting negatively to agricultural
    production
    PROBLEM STATEMENT

    ● Climate change is pushing rainfall in Assam to extremes, leading to decrease in precipitation but with high
    occurrence of droughts and heavy rain.
    ● Assam Tea has a 200-year history. However, the industry has already felt the effects of climate change
    caused by humans.
    ● As stated by a 2018 survey of Assamese Tea employees, the unfavorable climate poses a real threat to
    business operations, as did 88% of plantation supervisors and 97% of smallholders.
    ● Rainfall in the state has been driven to extremes by climate change, resulting in less precipitation overall
    but more instances of dry spell and torrential rain.
    ● These circumstances result in soil erosion and underwatering, which harm root development and lower tea
    plant yields.
    ● The aim of the study is to study how global warming leading to higher temperatures and heat waves is
    affecting the crop production of tea drastically.
    RATIONALE

    ● The tea plant, which experts otherwise define as "self-adapting," has suffered significantly as a result of
    climate change, including unpredictable rainfall, high temperatures, and high carbon dioxide levels,
    among others.
    ● So much so that the price of producing tea in Assam, a state famous for its tea throughout the world, has
    increased by 40%.
    ● Although Assam's tea crop is significant regionally and may be affected by climate change, little research
    has been done on how climatic variability affects tea productivity in active plantations.
    ● Furthermore, if climatic changes are impacting tea yield, it is unknown which climatic factors should be
    targeted for adjustment.
    ● Analysis produced at the garden level rather than gathered information within government agencies,
    applying to a new but significant tea-growing area with climatic variations, and testing a different set of
    climate variability that theory implies have an impact on plant productivity,
    STUDY OBJECTIVES

    (a) To Find out how the increasing temperatures in Assam in the last 10 years is
    affecting tea production.

    (b) To find out how Climate change is affecting the quality of tea.

    (c) To map down the production of tea In Amchong Tea estate in the last 10 years.
    RESEARCH QUESTIONS

    A. What have been the patterns of climate change in Assam over


    the last 10 years?
    B. How has the climate change affected the tea production of
    Assam?
    C. What impacts do Climate change have on tea quality.
    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    RESEARCH SETTING : The study will be a qualitative one which will be conducted in Tocklai Tea Research
    Association, Jorhat, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, and Amchong Tea Estate, Guwahati.

    POPULATION : The sample will include Faculty and students(climate change researchers) from Tocklai
    Tea Research Association, Jorhat and Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. Also Managers and
    Workers From Amchong Tea Estate, Guwahati.
    SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS : The sample size will include at least 10 respondents in and around the
    Campuses. The inclusion criteria is that they must be Researchers of climate Change and tea production Also
    producers and workers from the tea estate.
    SAMPLING PROCEDURE: The sampling procedure will first include non-probability convenient sampling.
    RESEARCH TOOLS : Primary data will be collected through interviews.
    .
    PROCEDURE OF DATA COLLECTION : Data will collected through Primary
    sources(respondents) and secondary sources (books, articles, journals,etc)
    Data Analysis: Firstly, data collected through the interview will be analyzed and then
    will be transcribed. A thematic approach will be used for data analysis,

    ETHICAL CONSIDERATION : All the respondents will sign a consent form and their
    personal information like names, age, residence, etc will not be revealed. Their personal
    identity will remain undisclosed, pseudonyms will be used instead.
    REFERENCES
    Dey, S. (2016, May 7). Climate change makes the going tough for assam tea sector. Business Standard News. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from
    https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/climate-change-makes-the-going-tough-for-assam-tea-sector-116050600594_1.html

    panelJ.M.A.DuncanacdPersonEnvelopeS.D.SaikiabeEnvelopeN.GuptabEnvelopeE.M.BiggscdEnvelope, A. links open overlay,


    J.M.A.DuncanacdPersonEnvelope, a, c, d, S.D.SaikiabeEnvelope, b, e, N.GuptabEnvelope, E.M.BiggscdEnvelope, Highlights•Panel dataset developed to
    identify causal effect of climate variation on tea yield.•Decreasing tea yield returns to warmer monthly average temperatures was observed.•Precipitation
    variability, & AbstractTea is an important cash crop for the economy in northeast India. It also supports the livelihoods of a large proportion of the
    population. At the same time. (2016, November 9). Observing climate impacts on tea yield in Assam, India. Applied Geography. Retrieved November 29,
    2022, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622816306075

    Muoki, C. R., Maritim, T. K., Oluoch, W. A., Kamunya, S. M., & Bore, J. K. (1AD, January 1). Combating climate change in the Kenyan Tea Industry.
    Frontiers. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.00339/full

    Author links open overlay panelBengt G.KarlssonEnvelope, G.KarlssonEnvelope, B., Highlights•The social science of plantation crops needs to trace the
    intimate relations of people and plants.•The imperial crop hypothesis seeks to draw attention to intrinsic aspects of plants.•The Assam tea plant with large
    leaves was key to the success, & AbstractThe cultivation of tea has had major impact on societies and environments across the world. It has been the cause
    of imperial wars. (2021, July 24). The imperial weight of tea: On the politics of plants, plantations and science. Geoforum. Retrieved November 29, 2022,
    from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001671852100213X

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