Chapter Three. How to Make a (South Indian) Cup of Tea or Coffee
Published Online: 16 APR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444308723.ch3
Copyright © 2009 Jeffrey Neilson and Bill Pritchard
Book Title

Value Chain Struggles: Institutions and Governance in the Plantation Districts of South India
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How to Cite
Neilson, J. and Pritchard, B. (2009) How to Make a (South Indian) Cup of Tea or Coffee, in Value Chain Struggles: Institutions and Governance in the Plantation Districts of South India, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444308723.ch3
Publication History
- Published Online: 16 APR 2009
- Published Print: 20 MAR 2009
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Print ISBN: 9781405173933
Online ISBN: 9781444308723
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- making a cup of tea or coffee (South Indian);
- GVC concepts of ‘input–output’and ‘territoriality’ – preliminary process of mapping;
- series of processes - manufacture warehousing, auction and/or private sale;
- reasons of convenience-usage of label ‘smallholder’;
- CTC (Cut, Tear, Curl) tea - stronger flavour producing higher cuppage
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
The Input–Output Dimensions of South Indian Tea
The Input–Output Dimensions of South Indian Coffee
The territoriality of South Indian coffee
Conclusion
