Sri Lanka is the world's fourth-largest producer of tea. In 1995, it was the world's leading exporter of tea (rather than producer), with 23% of the total world export, and Sri Lanka ranked second on tea export earnings in 2020 [2] after China.

His initial planting of tea bushes and the establishment of the pioneering tea factory in 1872 laid the foundation for Sri Lanka’s transformation into a global tea powerhouse. This progression from humble beginnings to becoming the world’s largest tea exporter by 1965 is marked by significant developments and milestones.

2022年11月22日 · The year 2017 marked 150 years ago from the date that James Taylor began the first tea plantation of Sri Lanka in Loolecondera Estate in Kandy. In this year, Ceylon tea was noted as one of the country’s foremost export crops earning an annual revenue in excess of US $1 billion, with the introduction of an abundance of highly innovative, value ...

In the world of tea, James Taylor often takes center stage as the pioneer credited with establishing Sri Lanka's tea industry during British colonial rule at Loolecondera estate. However, a lesser-known fact is that one of the very first experiments in adapting tea to Sri Lankan soil actually commenced at Rothschild Estate by Maurice and ...

Learn about the history of Ceylon Tea from tea master and tea taster in Sri Lanka. From the Jame's Taylor's first Tea plant planted in Loolecondera estate in Kandy in 1867 to where it stands today.

2022年6月13日 · The first recorded tea plant in Sri Lanka is when in 1824 the British brought a tea plant from China and planted it in Peradeniya’s Royal Botanical Garden for non-commercial use. A few years later, more tea crops were brought down …

2024年12月5日 · The journey of Ceylon tea began over two hundred years ago when Sri Lanka was still a British colony. In 1824, the British introduced the first tea plant from China, planting it in the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya for experimental and non-commercial purposes.

2024年12月9日 · It was in 1867 that a Scottish planter named James Taylor established the first tea plantation on 19-acre land in the Loolecondera Estate in Kandy. Tea emerged as the ideal replacement, and by the 19th century, large-scale tea plantations replaced the coffee estates, hence the birth of Ceylon Tea! What is special about Ceylon Tea?

Ceylon tea, known for its distinct flavor and aroma, has a rich history that dates back to the 19th century. The story of Ceylon tea begins with its introduction to Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, by the British. In 1824, the British brought the first tea plant to Ceylon from China and planted it in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya.

Sri Lanka is the fourth largest tea producer in the world after China, India and Kenya and produces around 17 per cent of the world’s tea crop. Though experimentations with tea in Sri Lanka began sometime in the 1820s during British occupation, it was James Taylor who first succeeded in growing tea and sent the first shipment of 10kg of ...