Tea Industry Mechanization and Growth

Mechanized tea plucking in Nuwara Eliya has significantly increased worker productivity by 79.7% and household incomes by 66.7%. The technology is also empowering women and reducing physical strain in Sri Lanka's tea sector.

So machines increase productivity by 79.7% but somehow that's also empowering workers—buddy, if a robot is doing 80% better than me, I'm not feeling *empowered*, I'm updating my LinkedIn. 🤖