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100			_aHannan, Abdul. _919718
245			_aFarm size and trade relations of small tea growers (STGs) in Assam and North Bengal
260			_aSocial Change and Development
300			_a16(2), Jul, 2019: p.78-99
520			_aThe current research addresses the nature of farms, holding-size distribution, land rights of Small Tea Growers (STGs) and procedural issues relating to their emergence in Assam and North Bengal. Though they came in existence in early 1990s, yet within a short span of time, they have become an important contributor in tea economy over the years in terms of production and employment in rural areas in both the state. Secondly, it highlights the role of state and how its various agencies have neglected the STGs sector over the years from provincial and national governments. It further focuses on how Tea Board of India has failed to regulate the green leaf market in the tea supply chain and allowed the entry of an army of leaf agents (middlemen) to exploit the STGs in both the states vis-à-vis other Indian states. It also analyses an Industry. The local initiatives and development from below has impacted and surfaced in tea processing and marketing either individually in Upper Assam or collectively in Dooars of North Bengal by progressive STGs and their Associations. Introduction.- Reproduced
650			_aTea plantation, _919719
773			_aSocial Change and Development
906			_aAGRICULTURE - INDIA -ASSAM
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