The United Nations General Assembly has designated May 21 as International Tea Day based on a proposal moved by India at the FAO Intergovernmental Group (IGG) on Tea in October 2015.
Currently December 15 is celebrated as International Tea Dayin tea producing nations such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda, India and Tanzania. However, this was not really official and was done by an NGO.
May was selected as it's the quality tea manufacturing season in most tea producing countries.
The FAO IGG on Tea is a forum for intergovernmental consultation and exchange on trends in production, consumption, trade and prices of tea, including regular appraisal of the global market situation and short-term outlook.
The Group, under FAO auspices, considers changes in national policies and examines their international effects in relation to the current and prospective market situation.
