Publications Tea
Up one levelFrom Tea Garden To Cup
China is the cradle of tea and remains the largest tea producer in the world. China comes only after Kenya and Sri Lanka in tea export, ranking third in the world. China also has the largest tea grower population in the world, with about 80 million people working on tea farms. China provides more than one million tons of tea for both foreign and domestic markets each year.
Sustainability Issues in the Tea Sector
Tea is the second most popular drink in the world, after water. For a number of developing countries it is an important commodity in terms of jobs and export earnings. Tea production is labour intensive and the industry provides jobs in remote rural areas. Millions of livelihoods around the world depend on tea picking and processing.
Report on Small-Scale Tea Sector in Kenya
This is a report on research undertaken on the tea sector in Kenya targeting the small-scale tea farmers who contribute over 60% of tea production in Kenya. The research was carried out from April to July 2007 and embraced key stakeholders in the Supply Chain and Value Addition process in both the local and the export market.
Malawi Tea Research Project
This report is the outcome of a research commissioned by Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) a Dutch non profit research and advisory bureau and conducted by Malawi Centre for Advice, Research and Education on Rights (Malawi CARER). It covers tea research findings in Malawi on social, economic, environmental and labour issues. Desk and primary data forms the basis of the report. The report aims at informing the world of issues and development related to growing tea in Malawi. It can also form the basis for advocacy and lobbying initiatives in tea sector in Malawi.
A Comparative Study of the Tea Sector in Kenya
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) in November 2006 carried out an informal investigation into labour issues in the tea sector in Kericho. This informal study placed emphasis on large scale tea estates – James Finlays and Unilever Tea Kenya – which are primarily foreign owned. The team of KHRC staff held group discussions with 8 workers in the tea estates.
