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Program to popularise Lankan tea the world over
The Sri Lankan mission abroad is expected to play a major role in the programe which is expected to augment the current earnings from tea from Rs. 3 billion to Rs. 125 billion within three years. The Minister said that due to the keen competition among tea producing countries, Sri Lanka has experienced a decline in market opportunities. This has prompted the country to seek new markets in Eastern Europe. Restriction of market opportunities will have a direct consequence on thousands of estate employees. "China and America are among the lucrative markets for tea, the Minister said. .
Scientists explore medical benefits of tea
NEW YORK - Can imbibing tea affect brain waves - or perhaps more astonishingly, thwart the development of lung cancer?A growing number of scientists, including a team on Long Island, theorize that tea is far more complex than most people might think. As a result, they are exploring new ways to uncover the chemical secrets nature has tucked into the leaves of green and black teas."People have been drinking tea for 5,000 years, and many cultures have used teas for medicinal purposes for just about that long," said John Foxe, a professor of neuroscience and biology at the Nathan Kline Institute in Orangeburg, N.Y. Foxe studies the effects of tea on the brain. He presented data at a tea conference at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington.Foxe has found that an amino acid present in green, black and oolong teas has dramatic physiologic effects.
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