Before Fortune's efforts, attempts to cultivate tea in India using plants from China were less successful. Fortune's expeditions significantly contributed to establishing the Indian tea industry on a commercial scale, particularly in Assam and Darjeeling, using both smuggled Chinese tea plants and indigenous Assam tea varieties discovered earlier.
Tea growing in India in the 19th century was made possible by
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2018 · Topic: Economic Impact of British Rule on India (Exploitation of India's Natural Resources)
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