The book, which is a collaborative effort, provides comprehensive information on tea that is based on current research. It presents new avenues for both researchers and service providers to the tea industry, as well as solutions to persistent problems for policymakers. The book includes color photographs and useful diagrams. It consists of 10 chapters that cover different aspects of tea, with the first part focusing on the history and introduction of Darjeeling tea. The second part examines the role of small tea growers in the Indian tea industry, while the third part covers cultivation practices. The fourth part discusses insect pest management and pesticide residue in tea cultivation, and the fifth part explores research on Darjeeling tea, its contribution, and impact. The sixth part highlights the health benefits of tea, and the final part discusses biotechnology in the tea industry.

1. Story of Darjeeling Tea: A Historical Background by Sangmu Thendup and Sushma Rai 2. Small Farmers: Locating them in “Darjeeling Tea” by Roshan P. Rai 3. Human Resource Strategies for Sustainable Development of Tea Plantation Workers in India by Ananda Das Gupta 4. The Science and Practice of Tea Pruning and Tipping in North East India by S. Baisya 5. Pesticide Resistance in Insect and Mite Pests of Tea in Sub–Himalayan Terai–Dooars Plantations: Status, Detection and Possible Management by Ananda Mukhopadhyay, Somnath Roy, Soma Das, Kumar Basnet 6. Pests of Tea: Overview and Possibilities of Integrated Pest Management in Indian Tea Scenario by Somnath Roy, Narayanan Nair Muraleedharan and Gautam Handique 7. Tea Research for Darjeeling Tea Industry - Various Aspects by Anil Kumar Singh, J.S. Bisen, R.K. Chauhan, Mrityunjay Choubey, R. Kumar and N. Kumar 8. The Flavour of Tea: Chemistry and Advanced Analysis by Prosenjit Biswas and Biswajit Bera 9. Health Benefits of Tea and Environmental Impacts of its Cultivation by Jigisha Anand and Nishant Rai 10. Biotechnology of Tea by Mainaak Mukhopadhyay and Tapan Kumar Mondal