Clonal tea seedlings, which are cloned from hybrid varieties of the plant, are helping develop the tea industry of Bangladesh by providing high yields of top-quality tea, according to growers.
Tea farmers in Bangladesh are concerned about seeing lower yields this year as much of their trees have been afflicted by various diseases and pests amid the ongoing heatwave and insufficient rain.
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar has all the required facilities but remains vacant as plot prices are considerably high, according to various entrepreneurs.
Tea refiners in Moulvibazar, the largest tea producing district of Bangladesh, are worried about being able to achieve this year's collective production target of 10 crore kilogrammes as the recent load-shedding has thrown a spanner in the works, according to market players.