Tea Plantation & Production In Sri Lanka
Over 188,175 hectares (727 sq mi) or approximately 4% of the country’s land area is covered in tea plantations.
Tea production is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka
Directly and indirectly, over one million Sri Lankans are employed in the tea industry.
Girls typically follow their mothers, grandmothers and older sisters on the plantations, and the women are expected to perform most of the domestic duties.
