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Study of the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund

Study of the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund

Report Council For Social DevelopmentIndia
A comprehensive study to empirically assess the economic costs of GBV and establish the return on investment (ROI) for the WSAF in the tea industry and other agricultural value chains, thereby presenting a business case for investments in GBV prevention programmes.
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Assessing the carbon footprint of tea production

Assessing the carbon footprint of tea production

Report Tools FAO IGG on TeaWorldwide
The objective of this document is to propose a methodology to measure the carbon footprint of the tea sector, and examine the data requirements and some other critical aspects in relation to the implementation of the proposed method.
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Alternative approaches: A national agency strengthens smallholders’ power

Alternative approaches: A national agency strengthens smallholders’ power

Webinar THIRSTKenya
KTDA’s national aggregation model brings thousands of smallholder tea farmers under one shared structure so they can negotiate, grow and trade from a position of strength. Sudi Matara shares insights into how the system works, its successes and challenges.
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Financial Inclusion for Workers: Including a Gender Lens

Financial Inclusion for Workers: Including a Gender Lens

Report IDHKenya
This brief seeks to provide practical advice on how to integrate a gender lens into financial inclusion programs designed for low-income workers. The study assessed the financial knowledge, capabilities, and confidence of workers in the tea and flower sectors, and the gaps in their access to financial services.
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Labor on the Line: Justice at Work on Assam Tea Plantations

Labor on the Line: Justice at Work on Assam Tea Plantations

Books Cornell University PressAssam, India
Labor on the Line challenges the simplistic notion that dismantling tea plantations would create a better world for tea plantation laborers, by advancing notions of justice in innovative ways.
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From risks to rewards: overcoming the impacts of climate change on women in agricultural supply chains

From risks to rewards: overcoming the impacts of climate change on women in agricultural supply chains

Report UKAidWorldwide
This report provides powerful testimony from women farmers of the daily struggles they face due to climate change, and sets out emerging responses and recommendations for action.
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Alternative Approaches: Tackling price volatility through TeaSwaps

Alternative Approaches: Tackling price volatility through TeaSwaps

Webinar THIRSTKenya, Sri Lanka, Worldwide
James Montlake explores a practical attempt to address price volatility for smallholder tea farmers: small scale swaps markets
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GAIA Principles

GAIA Principles

Tools Ethical Trading InitiativeWorldwide
The GAIA principles are a framework to align and coordinate action to prevent and respond to GBVH in the workplace. They have been developed with a range of representatives from business and civil society (including trade unions and non-governmental organisations), government and multilateral institutions and initiatives based on their experience addressing GBVH.
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Living wage update – Assam 2025

Living wage update – Assam 2025

Report Anker Research InstituteAssam, India
This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for Assam (Dibrugarh District), India. The update for 2025 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in December 2024 (Kaicker & Mamkoottam, 2024).
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