{"id":15898,"date":"2024-09-16T19:08:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/crop\/cha\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:49:47","slug":"cha","status":"publish","type":"crop","link":"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/pt\/cultura\/cha\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ch\u00e1, Camellia sinensis<\/h1>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;background:var(--accent);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:1920px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:25px;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:var(--accent-3);background:var(--accent-4);border-color:#444444;border-radius:167px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:11px;padding-right:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-media .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic img{border-radius:167px;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#ffffff;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#ffffff;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{text-align:left;display:block;}.kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-media{display:inline-block;max-width:100%;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box464_b16fab-e5\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top kb-info-mobile-halign-left\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none kb-info-box-image-ratio kb-info-box-image-ratio-square\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tee_AH-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1358\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tee_AH-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tee_AH-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tee_AH-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tee_AH-1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tee_AH-1-1536x1086.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>\u00c1rea global<\/strong>: 4,5 milh\u00f5es de hectares<br\/><strong>\u00c1rea no Campo Global<\/strong>: 5,6 m\u00b2 (0,28%)<br\/><strong>Regi\u00e3o de origem<\/strong>: Sudeste Asi\u00e1tico, China<br\/><strong>Principais \u00e1reas de cultivo<\/strong>: China, \u00cdndia, Sri Lanka<br\/><strong>Utiliza\u00e7\u00f5es \/ principais benef\u00edcios<\/strong>: Bebida de ch\u00e1, \u00f3leo de cam\u00e9lia das sementes<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>Os ch\u00e1s de hortel\u00e3-pimenta, de camomila e de especiarias s\u00e3o populares, mas o ch\u00e1 &#8220;verdadeiro&#8221; \u00e9 feito exclusivamente a partir das folhas da planta do ch\u00e1 Camellia sinensis. Embora a planta do ch\u00e1 seja, na realidade, uma \u00e1rvore com v\u00e1rios metros de altura, nas planta\u00e7\u00f5es de ch\u00e1 s\u00f3 se v\u00eaem arbustos \u00e0 altura da cintura. As plantas s\u00e3o mantidas baixas, colhendo regularmente as pontas dos rebentos, o que facilita a colheita e evita que as plantas comecem a florescer.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Como \u00e9 que a nossa bebida preferida cresce?<\/h2>\n\n<p>A planta do ch\u00e1 \u00e9 um arbusto ou uma \u00e1rvore perene de folha persistente. Dependendo da variedade, pode crescer at\u00e9 quinze metros de altura, embora a planta atinja geralmente cinco metros de altura quando cresce naturalmente. Se observares mais de perto a planta do ch\u00e1, ver\u00e1s no in\u00edcio uma casca avermelhada no seu tronco, que se torna amarela com o tempo. Os bot\u00f5es das folhas nas pontas dos ramos t\u00eam p\u00ealos prateados, enquanto as folhas mais tarde se tornam verde-escuras e lisas. Quando a planta do ch\u00e1 floresce, aparecem uma a tr\u00eas flores brancas nas axilas das folhas. Logo que estas s\u00e3o polinizadas, desenvolvem-se os frutos da planta do ch\u00e1. Estes frutos s\u00e3o c\u00e1psulas lenhosas, arredondadas, com 3 cm de di\u00e2metro, nas quais amadurecem as sementes de cam\u00e9lia. As &#8220;cam\u00e9lias&#8221; s\u00e3o o g\u00e9nero de plantas de \u00e1rvores e arbustos de folha persistente da fam\u00edlia dos arbustos de ch\u00e1.         <br\/><\/p>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-464_561db9-bb{overflow:hidden;}.kb-gallery-type-carousel.kb-gallery-id-464_561db9-bb .kt-blocks-carousel .kt-blocks-carousel-init:not( .splide-initialized ){margin-left:-5px;margin-right:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-carousel.kb-gallery-id-464_561db9-bb .kt-blocks-carousel .kt-blocks-carousel-init:not( .splide-initialized ) .kb-slide-item{padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-464_561db9-bb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-464_561db9-bb .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-464_561db9-bb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-464_561db9-bb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, var(--contrast-2) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-464_561db9-bb.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-464_561db9-bb.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-464_561db9-bb alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-carousel kb-gallery-id-464_561db9-bb kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-gallery-carousel kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\" aria-label=\"Photo Gallery Carousel\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/68.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"V\u00e1rias colinas est\u00e3o completamente plantadas com plantas de ch\u00e1 em filas.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/68.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/68.jpg\" data-id=\"10732\" class=\"wp-image-10732 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Planta\u00e7\u00e3o de ch\u00e1<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/70.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"A fotografia mostra a extremidade do ramo de ch\u00e1 com quatro folhas de ch\u00e1 verde.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/70.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/70.jpg\" data-id=\"10740\" class=\"wp-image-10740 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Planta de ch\u00e1<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-ohne-Titel-2.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Uma depenadora com um chap\u00e9u e um grande cesto \u00e0s costas recolhe as folhas de ch\u00e1.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-ohne-Titel-2.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-ohne-Titel-2.jpg\" data-id=\"10760\" class=\"wp-image-10760 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Apanha de ch\u00e1<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/71.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"As folhas de ch\u00e1 s\u00e3o verde-escuras e t\u00eam pequenos espinhos no exterior.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/71.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/71.jpg\" data-id=\"10744\" class=\"wp-image-10744 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Folhas de ch\u00e1<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/73-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Fotografa muitas folhas de ch\u00e1 verdes e secas.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/73-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/73-1.jpg\" data-id=\"10752\" class=\"wp-image-10752 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">ch\u00e1 verde<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/72.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Folhas de ch\u00e1 preto enroladas numa colher de pau.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/72.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/72.jpg\" data-id=\"10748\" class=\"wp-image-10748 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">ch\u00e1 preto<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/74.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Um monte de folhas de ch\u00e1 enroladas de cor branco-acinzentado.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/74.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.2000m2.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/74.jpg\" data-id=\"10756\" class=\"wp-image-10756 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">ch\u00e1 branco<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultivo em grandes alturas<\/h2>\n\n<p>Ainda n\u00e3o \u00e9 suficientemente claro o local de origem da planta do ch\u00e1. Suspeita-se que seja de regi\u00f5es do Sudeste Asi\u00e1tico ou da China, embora n\u00e3o se encontre nenhum parente selvagem na China. O cultivo e o consumo de ch\u00e1 foram descritos pela primeira vez na China. H\u00e1 5.000 anos, j\u00e1 se bebiam folhas de ch\u00e1 fermentadas. Atualmente, a planta do ch\u00e1 \u00e9 cultivada em muitos pa\u00edses em todo o mundo, principalmente a grandes altitudes nas regi\u00f5es tropicais e subtropicais. Os apanhadores de ch\u00e1 continuam a colher folha ap\u00f3s folha a uma altitude de 2.200 metros. As regi\u00f5es de cultivo de ch\u00e1 particularmente famosas s\u00e3o Assam (\u00cdndia), Darjeeling (\u00cdndia), Ceil\u00e3o (Sri Lanka) e v\u00e1rias zonas do Jap\u00e3o.      <\/p>\n\n<p>O ch\u00e1 de alta qualidade \u00e9 normalmente colhido \u00e0 m\u00e3o por mulheres. As apanhadoras colhem seletivamente as folhas e os rebentos jovens. No entanto, tamb\u00e9m existem m\u00e1quinas de colheita que &#8220;cortam&#8221; as pontas das plantas. As plantas de ch\u00e1 podem ser colhidas continuamente ou ter v\u00e1rias janelas de tempo para a colheita. O primeiro fluxo, por exemplo, \u00e9 colhido na primavera; estes ch\u00e1s s\u00e3o geralmente de cor mais clara e mais suaves. O segundo fluxo \u00e9 colhido no ver\u00e3o; estes ch\u00e1s s\u00e3o mais fortes e mais escuros.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qual \u00e9 a diferen\u00e7a entre o ch\u00e1 verde e o ch\u00e1 preto?<\/h2>\n\n<p>O ch\u00e1 \u00e9 popular em todo o mundo. Preparado com \u00e1gua quente, \u00e9 uma bebida estimulante. A qualidade do ch\u00e1 depende em grande medida de v\u00e1rios factores. Para al\u00e9m da regi\u00e3o de cultivo, da altitude, das condi\u00e7\u00f5es do solo, do clima e do m\u00e9todo de colheita, o processamento tamb\u00e9m desempenha um papel importante. Ch\u00e1 preto, ch\u00e1 verde, ch\u00e1 branco e oolong; as folhas e os bot\u00f5es da planta do ch\u00e1 servem sempre de base, apenas o processamento posterior difere e caracteriza as v\u00e1rias propriedades das infus\u00f5es de ch\u00e1. O ch\u00e1 preto \u00e9 colhido e estendido para murchar. As folhas s\u00e3o ent\u00e3o enroladas para que as paredes celulares se abram, o que desencadeia a oxida\u00e7\u00e3o com o oxig\u00e9nio do ar. Este processo \u00e9 tamb\u00e9m conhecido como fermenta\u00e7\u00e3o no ch\u00e1. As folhas de ch\u00e1 s\u00e3o ent\u00e3o secas com calor e selecionadas. Se a oxida\u00e7\u00e3o for temporariamente interrompida, de modo a que o ch\u00e1 fique apenas semi-oxidado, o resultado \u00e9 o ch\u00e1 oolong com uma cor amarelada. O ch\u00e1 verde, por outro lado, \u00e9 tratado com calor imediatamente ap\u00f3s o murchamento e o enrolamento, de modo a que n\u00e3o ocorra qualquer oxida\u00e7\u00e3o. \u00c9 por esta raz\u00e3o que a cor verde \u00e9 t\u00e3o bem preservada. Para o ch\u00e1 branco, por outro lado, \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio menos um passo. As folhas s\u00e3o secas imediatamente ap\u00f3s o murchamento.             <\/p>\n\n<p>Diz-se que o ch\u00e1 da planta do ch\u00e1 tem v\u00e1rios benef\u00edcios para a sa\u00fade. Por exemplo, o ch\u00e1 cont\u00e9m muitos polifen\u00f3is, que se diz terem um efeito antioxidante. Tal como o caf\u00e9, o ch\u00e1 cont\u00e9m cafe\u00edna, que n\u00e3o \u00e9 libertada t\u00e3o rapidamente no ch\u00e1 devido aos polifen\u00f3is &#8211; o que significa que a cafe\u00edna tem um efeito mais lento e duradouro.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A crise do ch\u00e1 na \u00cdndia<\/h2>\n\n<p>O ch\u00e1 \u00e9 atualmente uma bebida muito barata e popular em todo o mundo. Depois da \u00e1gua, \u00e9 provavelmente a bebida mais barata de todas. No entanto, o cultivo do ch\u00e1 \u00e9 bastante dispendioso, especialmente porque as plantas requerem cuidados durante todo o ano. Devido \u00e0 crescente concorr\u00eancia no mercado mundial e a um excesso de oferta de ch\u00e1, muitas planta\u00e7\u00f5es de longa data est\u00e3o a atravessar uma crise existencial e t\u00eam de encerrar.   <\/p>\n\n<p>A \u00cdndia \u00e9 famosa pelo seu ch\u00e1. O ch\u00e1 de Darjeeling ou Assam \u00e9 popular em todo o mundo, mas representa apenas uma pequena parte da produ\u00e7\u00e3o de ch\u00e1 da \u00cdndia &#8211; a maior parte do ch\u00e1 indiano \u00e9 comercializado e consumido internamente. Embora a \u00cdndia tenha sido o l\u00edder mundial do com\u00e9rcio de ch\u00e1, foi ultrapassada pela China como maior exportador j\u00e1 em 2004, e outros pa\u00edses como o Vietname, a Indon\u00e9sia e o Qu\u00e9nia tamb\u00e9m se estabeleceram no mercado. Por conseguinte, a concorr\u00eancia \u00e9 cada vez maior e, ao mesmo tempo, as planta\u00e7\u00f5es indianas est\u00e3o a envelhecer e, consequentemente, a perder qualidade. A reorganiza\u00e7\u00e3o das planta\u00e7\u00f5es \u00e9 complexa e dispendiosa. A baixa qualidade e os custos de produ\u00e7\u00e3o comparativamente elevados est\u00e3o mesmo a amea\u00e7ar o mercado nacional do ch\u00e1 indiano, uma vez que os produtos do estrangeiro come\u00e7am a estabelecer-se tamb\u00e9m aqui. Isto tamb\u00e9m se deve ao facto de o ch\u00e1 indiano n\u00e3o ser t\u00e3o adequado para sacos de ch\u00e1, mas a sua procura continua a aumentar.      <\/p>\n\n<p>  Esta situa\u00e7\u00e3o &#8211; por um lado, um excesso de oferta no mercado global e, por outro, a diminui\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade do ch\u00e1 indiano &#8211; significa que muitas planta\u00e7\u00f5es indianas j\u00e1 n\u00e3o conseguem sobreviver. Isto tamb\u00e9m se deve ao facto de os pequenos propriet\u00e1rios &#8211; e 98% das planta\u00e7\u00f5es de ch\u00e1 indianas s\u00e3o propriedade de pequenos propriet\u00e1rios com menos de 10 hectares &#8211; n\u00e3o terem voz nos pre\u00e7os. Grande parte do ch\u00e1 \u00e9 vendido em leil\u00f5es, onde os corretores vendem em nome dos pequenos propriet\u00e1rios. Estes cooperam frequentemente com grandes compradores, como a Tata Tea ou a Hindustan Lever Ltd. e mant\u00eam deliberadamente os pre\u00e7os baixos.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Se as planta\u00e7\u00f5es tiverem de fechar, isso n\u00e3o significa &#8220;apenas&#8221; a perda de trabalho para os oper\u00e1rios. As planta\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00e3o tamb\u00e9m um local de resid\u00eancia e de educa\u00e7\u00e3o para as crian\u00e7as. Representam todo um sistema social. A cultura do ch\u00e1 na \u00cdndia necessita, por isso, de amplas reformas e de uma reorganiza\u00e7\u00e3o para voltar a ser competitiva a n\u00edvel mundial. A ind\u00fastria do ch\u00e1 &#8211; o maior empregador privado do pa\u00eds mais populoso do mundo &#8211; tem de se reinventar. Um passo fundamental para os agricultores \u00e9 complementar o seu cultivo com outras culturas arvenses e n\u00e3o depender exclusivamente do ch\u00e1.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fontes<\/h2>\n\n<p>Oxfam: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfam.de\/publikationen\/schwarzer-tee-weisse-weste\">Ch\u00e1 preto colete branco<\/a><br\/>Zhang et al. (2023): Compreende a origem e a evolu\u00e7\u00e3o do ch\u00e1<em>(Camellia sinensis<\/em> [L.]): Genomic Advances in Tea. <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00239-023-10099-z\">Link<\/a>.<br\/>Shua et al. (2022): T\u00e9cnicas recentes para a autentica\u00e7\u00e3o da origem geogr\u00e1fica de folhas de ch\u00e1 de <em>camellia sinensis<\/em>: Uma revis\u00e3o. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0308814621027199?via%3Dihub\">Link<\/a>.<br\/>Xia et al. (2020): Gen\u00f3mica da planta do ch\u00e1: realiza\u00e7\u00f5es, desafios e perspectivas. <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/hr\/article\/doi\/10.1038\/s41438-019-0225-4\/6445388\">Liga<\/a>. <br\/>Shah, S. K. (2013): Perspectivas da ind\u00fastria indiana do ch\u00e1. In: Revista Internacional de Ci\u00eancias Agr\u00e1rias e Medicina Veterin\u00e1ria, 1 (1). P. 18-25.<br\/>Goddard, S. (2005): Tea break: a crisis brewing in India. ActionAid UK, Londres. 11 pp.       <br\/><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ch\u00e1, Camellia sinensis Os ch\u00e1s de hortel\u00e3-pimenta, de camomila e de especiarias s\u00e3o populares, mas o ch\u00e1 &#8220;verdadeiro&#8221; \u00e9 feito exclusivamente a partir das folhas da planta do ch\u00e1 Camellia sinensis. 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