New Delhi, May 31 -- When Meena Tokbipi, living less than one kilometre from Kaziranga National Park's (KNP) Kohora Range in Assam, planted tea saplings in her backyard for the first time in 2004, all she wanted was to grow enough for her family.

Cut to 2025, the resident of Engle Pathar, a small village in the Karbi Anglong district, has carved a niche for herself as a proponent of Sa Tokbe-the traditional Karbi green tea, selling green tea at Rs.3,000 per kilogramme.

She also grows black tea (sold at Rs.3,000/kg), orthodox tea ( Rs.3,000/kg), and smoked tea ( Rs.1,600-2,000/kg) in her 7.5 hectare tea garden, which produces 3 quintal tea per week during peak season, i.e, monsoon (June-July).

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