August 27
Tea Growers from Around the World
Ever since tea was discovered in China in about 2700 BC, the plant from which tea leaves are picked, camellia Sinensis has undergone widespread hybridization. Varieties have been grown in different agricultural environments firstly around China and then spreading from Asia all the way down to East Africa. Tea popularity exploded in the 19th and 20th century and is still rising; ordered by annual gross output, these are the major players in the tea world today:
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