India, July 4 -- Fresh from a disruption to tea export to India, a government task force report has suggested focusing attention on improving the commodity's quality apart from exploring newer markets, officials said Friday.

After Indian authorities introduced strict regulation for testing Nepalese tea, exports to India had halted since May 1. With diplomatic efforts by the Nepal government, the Indian authorities agreed to loosen its regulation and the export resumed from June 30.

The episode has been a learning experience for Nepal, which exports almost 86 per cent of the tea produced in Nepal to India.

The task force formed by the government to address the issues related to disruption of tea exports to India has in its report sugges...