MEETINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
For information about upcoming meetings, contact General Secretary Maddhurjya Gogoi, at 9435010642.
August 2022
March 31, 2021
A number of OSTGANE members attended a five day intensive program
on tea manufacturing hosted by Tea Research Association, Jorhat
that was held March 15th to 19th, 2021
During the first three days, growers received training on a range of topics, including:
on tea manufacturing hosted by Tea Research Association, Jorhat
that was held March 15th to 19th, 2021
During the first three days, growers received training on a range of topics, including:
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Plucking
Insects & Disease Manufacturing Processes Harvest & Transportation Withering |
Processing (CTC & Orthodox)
Oxidation / Fermentation Drying Grading & Sorting Tea Tasting |
The remaining two days focused on practical demonstration of proper processing
CTC tea Green tea Orthodox tea
March 2020
OSTGANE hosted a workshop on TEA MARKETING on March 16, 2020,
featuring a few marketing promoters from Delhi and Gwalior.
Location: Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, near Games Village, Lalmati, Guwahati, Assam
featuring a few marketing promoters from Delhi and Gwalior.
Location: Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, near Games Village, Lalmati, Guwahati, Assam
March 2018
Highlights from OSTGANE's 2018 annual meeting
Location: Adarsh Seuj Prakalpa, Digboi, Assam
Location: Adarsh Seuj Prakalpa, Digboi, Assam
February2017
STG's in Tripura host this year's OSTGANE Annual Meeting!
February 2015
A few images taken at OSTGANE's networking event held at Pabhoi Greens, Assam
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In February 2015, OSTGANE organized an exciting two-day networking and training event for small tea growers involved in organic tea cultivation and production. It was hosted by Neelam Dutta (standing, far right) founder and director of Pabhoi Greens, a training centre and agricultural and fisheries consultancy located near Biswanath Charali, Assam. The event attracted organic growers from Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam and Bhutan.
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Slide show below: One of the topics discussed was the need for affordable, small-scale burners and dryers. Kel Kelly and Peggy Carswell from the small tea cooperative and Fertile Ground: East/West Sustainability Network, demonstrated the use of an efficient multi-fuel burner and simple tray dryer manufactured by Dulav Gogoi, a metal fabricator from Tingkong area. A prototype unit was manufactured and tested in Black Creek, BC Canada by Kel and Tom Benson.
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- Training Workshops on Organic Tea Cultivation to be presented to STG's in all north east states. Sessions are being planned for Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Nagaland.
- Organic Awareness Camps to create awareness and provide guidance - primarily to the upcoming generation and growers. The Association will form a group comprised of members from all North Eastern states and from different backgrounds including farmers, students, teachers and volunteers
- Support from the Gov't of India to establish a demonstration and training centre and at least 1 merchandise store in each NE state - as well as to assist growers requiring organic certification for their teas..
2014
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Kel Kelly from Fertile Ground, Canada, helped facilitate discussion amongst small tea growers at a meeting held at the Guwahati office of Tea Board of India in February 2014.
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Grower Tenzing Bodosa from Dimakuchi Village, Assam, shared information about his small-scale dryer and processing unit with growers attending a meeting in Dibrugarh in March 2014.
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