Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC (BTE) celebrated the World Environment Day 2024, highlighting its ongoing dedication to environmental stewardship. With a commitment to the environment, the company honoured this global event with a week-long celebration of eco-friendly initiatives and activities. Under the theme ‘Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience,’ BTE reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability and preserving the natural beauty of our planet for generations to come.
Land restoration involves rejuvenating degraded land and making it fertile and productive again. For tea plantations, this means implementing sustainable agricultural practices that enhance soil health, improve water retention, and boost biodiversity. Techniques such as regenerative agricultural practices, organic initiatives, agroforestry, and sustainable soil practices are essential.
These practices not only restore the land but also enhance the quality of the yield of tea crops. Desertification poses a significant threat to agricultural lands, including tea plantations. It is the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically due to drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
Combatting desertification requires an effort to maintain soil fertility through sustainable land management practices. Preventing soil erosion and maintaining adequate vegetation cover also keeps the land from turning barren. Drought Resilience is a critical point as climate change leads to mor.