15 YEAR OLD’S VISIT TO DARJEELING HILLS
Mr. Deepak Prakash Baskota gets inspired by the tea plantation and business in Darjeeling and comes back to his village, Phidim (Eastern Nepal), with a vision of starting a tea farm to rid his community out of poverty.
THE UNSUCCESSFUL PITCH
He pitches to the villagers about starting a tea farm, unsuccessfully…
The elderly in the village outright reject his idea and do not give him the unused land that he had requested to plant the teas seeds.
BACKYARD PLANTATION
Undeterred by rejection, he started planting tea seeds and cuttings right on their backyard, along with his wife and some close friends! 4 years later, the farmers see that tea production was indeed possible.
HISTORICAL BEGINNING
Construction started with a hope to produce a new batch of organic tea for the very first time in Panchthar. All credit goes to our Heroes – the farmer’s family!
FIRST ORGANIC TEA GARDEN OF NEPAL
Mr. Deepak Prakash Baskota starts the 1st certified organic tea garden in Nepal, The Kanchanjangha Tea Estate.
The elderly who had initially rejected his idea, gave him the unused lands for tea production. More than 100 farmers pooled their lands to bring Kanchanjangha Tea Estate to life.
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SHANGRILA AGRO WORLD
Shanrgila Agro World was established for marketing KTE Tea. It basically focuses on export and packaging.
Shangirla Agro World was started with our very own Lama Partners for expanding the market. We ended up expanding Exports and established the First Fair Trade Certified packing unit as well. Shangirla’s expertise is on Export, Processing and Packaging of teas; and also handling all products with LOVE and CARE.
