Transformation of the tea and plantation economy (1830s-1930s)

1. Tea plants introduced at Peradeniya Botanical Gardens

   Jan 1, 1824Labels: Peradeniya Botanical

   • Tea Museum
   • UNESCO Tentative

2. British promote plantation coffee in the highlands

   Jan 1, 1830Labels: British colonial

   • Coffee SriLanka
   • UNESCO Tentative

3. Ceylon Chamber of Commerce established in Colombo

   Mar 25, 1839Labels: Ceylon Chamber

   • Chamber page
   • Tea Museum

4. Crown Lands Ordinance accelerates land transfer

   Jan 1, 1840Labels: Crown Lands

   • Crown Lands
   • UNESCO Tentative

5. Planters’ Association formed to represent estate interests

   Feb 17, 1854Labels: Planters' Association

   • PA Ceylon
   • Tea Museum

6. James Taylor starts commercial tea at Loolecondera

   Jan 1, 1867Labels: James Taylor

   • UNESCO Tentative
   • Tea Museum
   • Loolecondera

7. Coffee leaf disease first observed in Ceylon

   May 1, 1869Labels: Coffee leaf

   • Nature 1879
   • UNESCO Tentative

8. Loolecondera tea factory begins production

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Loolecondera tea

   • Tea Museum
   • James Taylor

9. First recorded export consignment of Ceylon tea

   Jan 1, 1873Labels: Ceylon tea

   • Tea Museum
   • GlobalTeaDigest

10. Colombo Tea Auction begins regularized tea marketing

    Jul 30, 1883Labels: Colombo Tea

    • Tea Museum
    • DailyFT 1883

11. Tea Traders Association sets formal auction rules

    Nov 1, 1894Labels: Tea Traders

    • Roar Archive
    • DailyFT 1894

12. Waste Lands Ordinance reinforces plantation land claims

    Jan 1, 1897Labels: Waste Lands

    • Waste Lands
    • Crown Lands

13. Tea Research Institute created to improve productivity

    Nov 13, 1925Labels: Tea Research

    • LawNet 1925
    • AESA TRI

14. Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board launches coordinated marketing

    Jun 1, 1932Labels: Ceylon Tea

    • Cornell Map
    • NotesCeylon