The Potential of Nepalese Tea Industry || Nishchal Banskota, Nepal Tea Collective ||

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In this episode, Nishchal Banskota, the founder of Nepal Tea Collective sits down with Anup Ghimire to talk about the opportunities and roadblocks in Nepali Tea Industry.

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Host: Anup Ghimire
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https://nepalteacollective.com/
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:50 Welcome Nishchal, What is Nepal Tea Collective?
02:20 Tea and Tea Culture of Nepal
04:10 Rebranding and Problem of the Nepalese Tea Industry
05:45 Why couldn't Nepal brand its tea?
08:45 What differentiates a tea's identity? Looking at Tea as Wine
09:55 Nepal's micro-climate for Tea
12:20 Tea Makers and Tea Masters of Nepal
15:05 Nishchal promoting immersive Tea Tourism in Nepal
31:32 Indian media downplaying Nepalese tea industry and Dark History of Indian Tea
38:35 Preserving Nepal's tea identity and its Stakeholders through Nepal Tea Collective's platform
44:00 Tea makers are artists
46:20 Story of Tea that tasted like rose
48:40 Distribution Model of Nepal Tea Collective
51:00 Next step for Nepal Tea Collective
53:00 Coffee culture vs tea culture in Nepal and the West
59:00 CTC Tea vs Orthodox tea
1:00:05 Selling health benefits of tea
1:04:10 Funding campaign of Nepal Tea Collective and becoming a Public Benefit Corporation
1:12:30 Making Nepal Tea Collective Sustainable
1:16:20 Highest elevation Tea in the world
1:17:20 Informing Consumers about Nepali Tea
1:20:00 Taking Phidim's Tea to the World
1:21:45 What Nishchal wants to speed up
1:23:00 How to get on board with Nepal Tea Collective?
1:24:00 A message Nishchal has for the audience
1:25:45 Nepal Tea Collective being launched in Nepal