Assam tea growers start No Sickles campaign for tea quality across state
India | Jul 04, 2019, 09:34 AM ISTAlthough Assam tea is known worldwide for its quality due to hand plucking of 'two leaves and a bud', some of the gardens have resorted to harvesting tea leaves with sickles (which is popularly known as kasi) affecting the quality of the tea.