'We will try to bring another six estates under the certification this year,' he said. 'Once we have this ISO certification, we can export more. Europe will be one of the target markets.'

ISO 22000 is a standard developed by the International Organisation for Standardization dealing with food safety.

Alongside, the company is also eyeing the market of organic tea overseas, and has begun converting one of its larger estates in Assam to produce such teas.

'These green and organic teas will help us enter new markets and new geographies.'