Nepal to participate at the upcoming World Tea and Coffee Expo 2017 in Mumbai

New Delhi, Oct 24 (KNN) The Nepal National Tea & Coffee Development Board is looking forward to participate at the Mumbai World Tea Coffee Expo (WTCE) 2017 with the board locking up an exclusive pavilion at the 5^th edition of the export scheduled for November this year.

The organizing committee in a press statement informed about the latest development.

The Nepalese Tea comprising of CTC tea (black tea) and Orthodox tea (green tea) – is among the most popular commodities in the world due to its aroma and health benefits.

Also Nepal exports more than 15,000 metric tons of tea every year to different parts of the world including India. India is the major export destination for tea from Nepal followed by Germany and Czech Republic, the release informed.

The World Tea Coffee Expo in Mumbai attracts buyers from across the country and also from different parts of the world. It also receives significant footfall from allied industries including packaging, vending solutions, equipment, machineries, flavors, retail chains, government boards, consultants and other technologies

The Expo edition for this year is scheduled from 16^th till 18^th of November. The previous edition of the Expo hosted around 67 companies. (KNN/ DA)