Tea Research Institute Successfully Assists First Batch of Carbon-Labeled Products, Creating Green Business Opportunities for Taiwanese Tea
The Tea and Beverage Crops Research Institute (TBCRI) has successfully assisted tea farmers and factories in obtaining carbon labels for the first batch of tea products, enhancing international competitiveness and creating green business opportunities for Taiwanese tea.
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(Central News Agency, reporter Wang Shufen, Taipei, June 12) The Ministry of Agriculture's Tea and Beverage Crops Research Institute (TBCRI) has successfully assisted tea farmers and tea factories in obtaining carbon labels for the first batch of tea products, which will enhance international competitiveness and create green business opportunities for Taiwanese tea.
The Ministry of Agriculture issued a press release today stating that in response to global net-zero emissions and sustainable agricultural development, the TBCRI has successfully assisted Li Guan-yi, a winner of the 7th Top 100 Young Farmers, and the Taiwan Tea Corporation's Sun Moon Lake Old Tea Factory in completing the carbon footprint inventory for the first batch of tea products and successfully obtaining carbon labels.
The Ministry of Agriculture stated that these high-quality Taiwanese teas with carbon footprint labels will be an important milestone in establishing a low-carbon production system, driving the Taiwanese tea industry towards net-zero transformation and comprehensively enhancing international competitiveness.
TBCRI Director Su Zong-zhen stated that the carbon footprint labeling system is an important bridge connecting the production and consumption ends. By disclosing product life cycle carbon emission information, it can not only guide farmers to optimize cultivation and process management but also enhance consumers' ability to identify green products, further promoting green consumption behavior.
Director Su said that in line with the government's policy of incorporating carbon labels into green procurement, tea products with carbon labels will have higher market competitive advantages in the future, creating new business opportunities for low-carbon agricultural products. The TBCRI will continue to connect the production and marketing system, combine channels and brand marketing, strengthen the 'low-carbon tea' image, and build an internationally competitive green supply chain.
The tea production process covers multiple stages including cultivation management, harvesting, tea processing, packaging, and transportation, making carbon emission sources complex. To assist the industry in smoothly adopting the carbon footprint system, the TBCRI provides 'one-stop advisory services,' from basic inventory boundary setting, data collection, application of emission factors, to document writing, significantly reducing application thresholds and cost burdens.
The TBCRI also uses on-site demonstrations and educational training to assist tea farmers in optimizing fertilization management, energy-saving processes, and material usage efficiency, reducing carbon emissions at the source, establishing an operable and replicable low-carbon production model that can be expanded to all major tea regions. (Editor: Li Xi-zhang) 1150612
The Ministry of Agriculture issued a press release today stating that in response to global net-zero emissions and sustainable agricultural development, the TBCRI has successfully assisted Li Guan-yi, a winner of the 7th Top 100 Young Farmers, and the Taiwan Tea Corporation's Sun Moon Lake Old Tea Factory in completing the carbon footprint inventory for the first batch of tea products and successfully obtaining carbon labels.
The Ministry of Agriculture stated that these high-quality Taiwanese teas with carbon footprint labels will be an important milestone in establishing a low-carbon production system, driving the Taiwanese tea industry towards net-zero transformation and comprehensively enhancing international competitiveness.
TBCRI Director Su Zong-zhen stated that the carbon footprint labeling system is an important bridge connecting the production and consumption ends. By disclosing product life cycle carbon emission information, it can not only guide farmers to optimize cultivation and process management but also enhance consumers' ability to identify green products, further promoting green consumption behavior.
Director Su said that in line with the government's policy of incorporating carbon labels into green procurement, tea products with carbon labels will have higher market competitive advantages in the future, creating new business opportunities for low-carbon agricultural products. The TBCRI will continue to connect the production and marketing system, combine channels and brand marketing, strengthen the 'low-carbon tea' image, and build an internationally competitive green supply chain.
The tea production process covers multiple stages including cultivation management, harvesting, tea processing, packaging, and transportation, making carbon emission sources complex. To assist the industry in smoothly adopting the carbon footprint system, the TBCRI provides 'one-stop advisory services,' from basic inventory boundary setting, data collection, application of emission factors, to document writing, significantly reducing application thresholds and cost burdens.
The TBCRI also uses on-site demonstrations and educational training to assist tea farmers in optimizing fertilization management, energy-saving processes, and material usage efficiency, reducing carbon emissions at the source, establishing an operable and replicable low-carbon production model that can be expanded to all major tea regions. (Editor: Li Xi-zhang) 1150612
FAQ
What are the benefits of carbon-labeled Taiwanese tea?
Enhanced international competitiveness, appeal to environmentally conscious consumers, and preferential treatment under government green procurement policies.
What support does the TBCRI provide?
One-stop support from carbon footprint calculation to application document preparation.
What is the long-term goal of this initiative?
To promote the net-zero transformation of the entire Taiwanese tea industry and build an international green supply chain.