SLTB Tea Value Chain is an all-in-one mobile platform built for tea growers and everyone connected to the tea value chain in Sri Lanka. Instead of relying on notebooks and manual records, you can record daily leaf details, track expenses, check income and understand your profits, straight from your phone.
The app works in English, Sinhala and Tamil, making it easy for everyone to use.
Who is it for?
The platform supports six connected user roles: Grower, Dealer, Collector, Factory User, Tea Inspector and Service Provider.
Key features for growers:
Grower registration and digital Dalu Potha (leaf book)
Record expenses across plucking, fertilizer, weed control, pruning, pest and disease, shade management, irrigation, transport and more
Track monthly income, other income and money received
View expenditure summaries and full finance reports
Add land details and map your cultivation area with GPS
Check local weather forecasts
Apply for subsidies and request services
Send leaf collection requests and connect with tea inspectors
For dealers, collectors and factories:
Farmer-gate weighing with grower QR scan and NFC tag traceability
Manage collection requests, routes and collection centers
Assign books to growers and maintain a grower registry
Set month-wise factory reasonable prices
Plan and optimize collection routes
Track budgets, bags and leaf ledgers
For tea inspectors:
View and action land verification tasks
Communicate with growers and process subsidy requests
Complete inspection reports with photos and digital signatures
For service providers:
List services with pricing and availability
Manage business details and service areas
Receive service requests and view grower ratings
Smart, simple and transparent. Manage your farm, finances and services in one place. Grow better, earn better.
Leadership by: Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
Implemented by: Sri Lanka Tea Board
Contributed by: Tea Research Institute | Tea Small Holdings Development Authority
Financed by: Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) | From the People of Japan
Developed by: CICRA Solutions (Pvt) Ltd