Commodity: Tea
Rightfully HERS: Strengthening women’s participation in agriculture
Rasika Vasant Rajpure is a progressive sugarcane farmer in Maharashtra. She is an independent cultivator capable of operating heavy farm…
23 December 2024
Tea time for change: Asia Tea Alliance seeks to expand markets, promote sustainability
The Asia Tea Alliance is reshaping the future of the tea sector. At its 2024 annual summit in India, the…
09 December 2024
RECLAIM Sustainability! Progress Report 2023
The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme is a consortium of Solidaridad, TrustAfrica, Fairfood and Business Watch Indonesia, in strategic partnership with the…
15 November 2024
Boosting profits: The case for value addition among Kenyan tea growers
Solidaridad’s Rachel Wanyoike examines how Kenyan tea farmers are poised for greater success with the government's commitment to value addition.…
17 September 2024
Breaking barriers for women in Malawi and across southern Africa
A groundbreaking gender policy has been launched in Malawi's tea sector. With a goal of creating safer workplaces for all,…
06 September 2024
Small Tea Growers from Mozambique Win First Place Award at Inaugural Tea Conference
Small tea growers from Mozambique have won first place in the Emerging Specialty Tea category at the African Specialty Tea…
02 July 2024
Finding the Carbon Balance in Yerba Mate Cultivation
New research from southern Brazil finds that shade-grown yerba mate cultivation results in a negative carbon balance, which is a…
30 May 2024
Seeking a better price and a consumer connection, small-scale growers & tea brand turn to traceability solution
Green leaf tea, produced by smallholders, accounts for more than 50 percent of India’s total tea production. Even when grappling…
02 May 2024
TEH nDESO CONNECTS: Finding New Opportunities with Indonesia’s Small-scale Tea Growers
Indonesia's small-scale tea farmers face ongoing challenges due to climate change and competition. Fortunately, a recent initiative, Teh nDeso, is…
16 April 2024
Fostering inclusive value chains: Accelerate, Advocate, Amplify
In our ongoing RECLAIM Sustainability! programme, we strive for a radical re-balancing of power and genuine transformation that benefits the…
02 April 2024
