Jhapa, November 22
The Nepal Multipurpose Cooperative (NMC) organization has exported Nepal’s tea worth Rs 114.3 million to India. The cooperative organisation made this money by exporting 364,044 kilograms of tea.
The business chief of the organisation, Rabindra Pandey, said that the cooperative has emphasised on production of quality tea from its members, who are also farmers.
We buy the tea leaves from the farmers and prepare the tea, Pandey added. The cooperative has run three tea processing factories in Suryodaya and Maijogmai in Ilam and Mechinagar in Jhapa.
The cooperative has affiliated 350 farmers and has invested more than Rs 130 million in the tea business. Offering a direct job to 52 individuals, the organisation has produced ‘Black Tea’, ‘Orthodox Tea’ and ‘Green Tea’ with NMC Brand.
