http://www.vaviblog.com/where-did-tea-come-from/ A voice for N.I. Vavilov Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:15:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.vaviblog.com/where-did-tea-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Kathleen Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.vaviblog.com/?p=704#comment-37 Intriguing stuff, refreshing to read a blog not about guns, God or Barack. Just like a cup of Lapsong Souchong ... Intriguing stuff, refreshing to read a blog not about guns, God or Barack. Just like a cup of Lapsong Souchong …

]]> http://www.vaviblog.com/where-did-tea-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Luigi Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:34:12 +0000 http://www.vaviblog.com/?p=704#comment-35 Interesting this little snippet from the article in The Times: "tea bought at the gardens at from 15 to 25 rupees for 360 pounds is sold in Mandalay at from 60 to 140 rupees." My mother-in-law in Kenya pays tea pickers about KSh 5 per kg and sells to the factory at about KSh 20 per kg. Not a dissimilar markup. Interesting this little snippet from the article in The Times: “tea bought at the gardens at from 15 to 25 rupees for 360 pounds is sold in Mandalay at from 60 to 140 rupees.” My mother-in-law in Kenya pays tea pickers about KSh 5 per kg and sells to the factory at about KSh 20 per kg. Not a dissimilar markup.

]]> http://www.vaviblog.com/where-did-tea-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Leigh Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:15:06 +0000 http://www.vaviblog.com/?p=704#comment-34 Fascinating stuff, Jeremy! ...a camelia sinensis addict Fascinating stuff, Jeremy!
…a camelia sinensis addict

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